Overage claim: Amir plans to speak to FIFA about his fears.

UAE coach Rashed Amir reacted to his side’s 6-1 defeat to Brazil on Sunday night with an astonishing accusation, claiming that “70 per cent” of the players in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup are overage.

The coach launched into a broadside in the post-match press conference, blaming the game's governing body for allowing players exceeding the age limit into the tournament, hindering the chances of his team.

Amir refused to name names and made it clear he wasn’t talking about Brazil or any other team specifically but did say that he will be lodging a complaint to FIFA.

On the eve of the tournament, FIFA said they planned to tackle the problem by undertaking MRI wrist scans randomly on four players from each team before the tournament. The world governing body claimed to have completed all their tests by October 16, the day before the World Cup kicked off.