A North Korea goalkeeper who failed to stop an opposing keeper from scoring has been banned from the Under-17 World Cup for "bringing the game into disrepute."
The official YouTube clip of Jang Paek Ho's effort in an AFC Under-16 Championship match against Uzbekistan in September has already been viewed more than 4.5 million times.
On Friday, the AFC said it imposed a 12-month ban on Jang Paek Ho and North Korea under-16 team coach Yung Jong Su.
"The effect of the match suspensions also means that Yung and Jang are now suspended from the FIFA Under-17 World Cup," the Asian governing body said.
The U17 World Cup will be played in India next October.
The AFC said the North Korean football federation was also guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and fined $20,000. Jang was fined $1,000 and coach Yung was fined $5,000.
North Korea's loss to Uzbekistan ensured theygot an easier opponent in the quarterfinals. With the four semifinalists all qualifying for the FIFA tournament, North Korea advanced and Uzbekistan did not.
The goal gave Uzbekistan a 1-0 lead early in the second half. They went on to beat North Korea 3-1 and earned a quarterfinal match against eventual champions Iraq.
By losing and finishing runners-up in their group, North Korea next faced lower-ranked Oman, whom they beat in a penalty shootout.
"Should the U19 representative team of the Korea Football Association engage in similar behaviour in the AFC Under-19 Championship 2018 [qualifiers], they will be automatically excluded from the competition," the AFC said.