Kamasz blasts FIFA decision

Soccer Australia’s acting chief executive Stefan Kamasz has slammed FIFA’s decision to snatch back Oceania’s direct World Cup qualification spot, only seven months after granting it, as “outrageous” and “politically motivated“.

Top officials at both Soccer Australia and New Zealand Soccer, the leading associations in the Oceania federation, were unaware until FIFA’s announcement yesterday that their automatic qualification place was in jeopardy.