FIFA has dealt a significant setback to Malaysia, awarding the country three 3-0 defeats after it fielded players deemed ineligible, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) confirmed on Wednesday.

Matches that were previously recorded as friendly wins against Palestine and Singapore, as well as a home draw with Cape Verde earlier this year, have all been overturned.

The sanctions come after FIFA suspended seven foreign-born Malaysian national team players who submitted falsified documents claiming Malaysian ancestry.

FAM, which had already been fined $440,000 over the controversy, has now received an additional $12,500 penalty. According to a FIFA disciplinary committee meeting last Friday, “Malaysia is declared to have lost 3-0 in all three matches,” the association said.

The investigation was triggered after a complaint following Malaysia’s 4-0 win over Vietnam in June during an Asian Cup qualifier, in which two of the implicated players scored.

FIFA’s findings revealed that Hector Hevel, Jon Irazabal, Gabriel Palmero, Facundo Garces, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca, and Joao Brandao Figueiredo did not have a parent or grandparent born in Malaysia, a requirement for national team eligibility.

Despite the ruling, FAM maintains it acted correctly and confirmed it will appeal the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.