FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa America Brazil 2019 - Group B - Qatar v Argentina - Arena Do Gremio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - June 23, 2019 Qatar's Almoez Ali during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Diego Vara
(Reuters) - Qatar forward Almoez Ali, topscorer in last year's Asian Cup with a record nine goals, is eligible to play for them, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Monday as it dismissed an appeal by the United Arab Emirates.
After a 4-0 semi-final defeat to Qatar at the tournament, the UAE football federation protested that Sudan-born Ali was ineligible and that the match should be awarded to them.
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