Court of Arbitration for Sport will rule this week whether FIFA was wrong not to sanction Qatar for fielding an ineligible player when it beat Iraq 2-0 in a World Cup qualifying match earlier this year.
Iraq took its case to the world's top sports tribunal after FIFA said it would take no action against Qatar for fielding the Brazil-born Emerson just seven weeks after he became a citizen of the wealthy Gulf emirate.
The tribunal will hold a hearing Wednesday and issue a ruling before the end of the week, CAS secretary-general Matthieu Reeb said Monday.
The result led to Iraq being knocked out in the third stage of Asian qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, while Qatar continued to the next round.
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