Similar accusations had been made against Switzerland, who were a seeded team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup having played only three friendly matches in the previous year, and Poland before the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Gugatan serupa ditujukan terhadap Swiss, yang ambil bagian pada Piala Dunia 2014 yang hanya memainkan tiga pertandingan persahabatan pada tahun sebelumnya, dan Polandia sebelum Piala Dunia FIFA 2018.