FIFA kicks Barbados out of 2018 World Cup qualifying for fielding ineligible player

Bribery and corruption is cool with FIFA, but don't you dare field an ineligible player on their watch.

(Seriously though, don't do it. There are rules against that kind of stuff).

Football's governing body announced Monday that it has kicked Barbados out of 2018 World Cup qualifying for using an ineligible player in a match against Aruba - a decision which sees the latter advance to the next stage of CONCACAF qualifying.

The Associated Press explains:

FIFA ordered Barbados on Monday to forfeit its 1-0 win against Aruba in the second leg of its CONCACAF second-round match on June 14. Barbados won the first leg 2-0.

With Aruba awarded a 3-0 second-leg victory by default, it now advances 3-2 on aggregate.

FIFA's disciplinary committee ruled that Barbados fielded Hadan Holligan who should have served a one-match ban for receiving yellow cards in two previous games. The 18-year-old Holligan scored the only goal in the June 14 match.

Barbados' football association was also fined $6,470.

While this is the first such incident of the 2018 qualifying process, it is far from the only one in recent history. FIFA defaulted the results of nine African matches during the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign as a result of ineligible players taking the pitch.