On October 12th, the Iceland National Team earned a significant 3 points against Albania in the World Cup 2014 Qualifiers. Group E contains many lower tier teams, so football fans around the world will be in for a surprise during the World Cup in Brazil.
Due to numerous speculations, FIFA organized tests to perform on the players of the Iceland Squad. The test shows evidence of several Iceland players using illegal drugs, such as steroids.
FIFA has yet to decide on a punishment. Their two options are:
(1) Forfeit Iceland from the qualifier, along with their points; and omit all Iceland’s results from the Group E Table
(2) Allow Iceland to continue their qualifier, but force Iceland to forfeit all their previously earned points. A win or loss against Iceland, the Group E table will be adjusted so that every team that played Iceland so far has earned a win.
Albania could very well be looking into heading into the World Cup 2014 Brazil. This would be Albania’s first entrance to a major tournament. Cyprus has also significantly increased their chances of making a World Cup 2014 appearance.