North Korea tried tinkering with their roster a bit to bring an extra striker, but will be penalized as far as the player's position goes.
Confident with only two goalkeepers, the North Koreans registered one of their strikers in the third goalkeeper spot. FIFA caught on and said that now the striker will only be able to play as a goalkeeper.
That's pretty dumb, as far as rules go. For instance, if a team does bring three goalies, they'll only have two dressed for the game anyway. If both those goalies get hurt, then a field player steps into te goalkeeping position.
As far as I'm concerned, a team should be able to take as many players they want at any position they want. If they end up losing two goalies and not having a third, that's their problem to deal with. Too much meddling by FIFA here.
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