New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said Tuesday that it would appeal FIFA sanctions after being accused by soccer's governing body of cheating.

In September, FIFA suspended seven overseas-born players who all featured for Malaysia in June's 4-0 win over Vietnam in a 2027 Asian Cup qualifier, for 12 months and fined FAM $438,000, citing falsified or doctored documentation.

In its full report released Monday, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee said "the original birth certificates indicated a sharp contrast to the documentation provided," referring to papers from the FAM claiming the players all had a grandparent born in Malaysia, making them eligible to represent the country under FIFA rules.

The committee repo...