1961 due to its apartheid policies, although FIFA president Sir Stanley Rous resisted expulsion calls until 1976. The ban persisted until 1991, after apartheid ended and a new football federation was formed. South Africa did not participate in the 1990 World Cup. Mexico (1990 World Cup) Mexico was banned for two years from FIFA competitions […]

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