Paraguay's manager Guillermo Barros Schelotto begins preparations for 2026 FIFA World Cup after team fails to qualify for Qatar this year

Iraq was banned ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifier of 2010 against Australia. This happened after the Iraq government dissolved their National Olympic Committee and national sports federations. The ban was, however, lifted in May 2008.

Nigeria experienced a similar crisis in 2014 following a poor performance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) decided to sack the executive committee and a Nigerian court summoned a civil servant to run the Federation. After this , FIFA immediately suspended the NFF on July 9, 2014 The ban was lifted in July 2014.

Guatemala was banned in October 2016. The decision was taken after the Directors of the Football Federation refused to recognise the committee saying it is against the country's laws. The ban was finally lifted in 2018.

Kuwait and Indonesia were banned by FIFA in 2015. The action was taken after FIFA found out that Kuwait's administration was interfering with the work of football associations present in the country. However, Indonesia was banned after its government decided to abolish the Football Association in 2015. The country then replaced it with its own football committee.

Pakistan faced a similar ban in 2017. The ban was imposed on Pakistan's football federation because their offices were controlled by a third party. The ban was lifted in 2022.

Ban was imposed on Football Kenya Federation (FKF) in February, 2022 after Kenyan Sports Ministry decided to appoint a caretaker board to run the football federation. The ban continues to be in force.