{
  "id": 13723596,
  "title": "How FIFA broke its own rules to boost the DRC's chances of World Cup qualification",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/how-fifa-broke-its-own-rules-to-boost-the-drcs-chances-of-world-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T12:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/10/11/how-fifa-broke-its-own-rules-to-boost-the-drc-s-chances-of-world-cup-qualification_6758479_9.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to internal documents seen by Le Monde, FIFA took no action after an ineligible Congolese player was fielded in several World Cup qualifying matches, disregarding its own disciplinary code, legal precedent, and the recommendations of its law experts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/can-saudi-arabias-2034-fifa-world-cup-survive-the-middle-easts",
        "published": "2026-10-11T08:00:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}