Johannesburg: Australia has lodged a plea for leniency with FIFA over Tim Cahill's red card against Germany, in a bid to have him back for its third group game, against Serbia.
Cahill receives an automatic one-match ban covering Saturday's game against Ghana, but FIFA can increase the penalty.
Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley said Wednesday that the organization had lodged a document with FIFA arguing that a one-match penalty is sufficient. The document includes a statement from Bastian Schweinsteiger, the German player fouled by Cahill. Schweinsteiger approached Cahill in the mixed zone following the match and told Cahill the red card was undeserved.
Buckley said a decision was expected from FIFA on Thursday.
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