The Pakistan national team played its first match in three and a half years on Tuesday, defeating Nepal with a stoppage time goal in the opening round of the SAFF Suzuki Cup.
FIFA banned the country from playing in 2015 after the Lahore High Court was forced to intervene to select a winner in the Pakistan Football Federation's (PFF) presidential election following allegations of vote rigging -- with Faisal Salah Hayat eventually being re-elected.
However, because the winner was chosen by someone other than the PFF, FIFA intervened, due to a ruling which prohibits "third party interference.