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The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) was ordered to forfeit a pair of friendlies and fined $10,900 by FIFA for using American forward Alejandro Zendejas.
FIFA said Mexico also was ordered to forfeit three under-23 matches in which it used Zendejas.
The governing body did not announce the penalty until Thursday, a day after it was contacted by The Associated Press following the U.S. Soccer Federation selecting Zendejas for next week's games against Serbia and Colombia, the first for the Americans since the World Cup.
This comes as Zendejas was announced as part of USMNT manager Anthony Hudson's squad for a pair of January friendlies against Serbia and Colombia in Los Angeles later this month.
The FMF has been fined nearly $11,000 for its use of American forward Alejandro Zendejas
The 24-year-old forward started three matches for the United States at the 2015 Under-17 World Cup, where he was a teammate of Christian Pulisic and Tyler Adams.
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