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At the 2011 World Cup, Sweden's female players were required to display their genitalia to medical professionals to identify themselves as female according to Nilla Fischer.
The retired Sweden central defender Nilla Fischer exposed the horrifying truth of what occurred at the 2011 World Cup.
The 38-year-old former Swedish star, who has 194 international appearances, wrote about how female physiotherapists conducted the examinations on every Swedish player.
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She detailed all that went down in 2011 in the book she wrote and how they were asked to show their genitalia proof.
In her book, she made clear that the gender checks had been implemented as a result of Fifa's request that national federations confirm the gender of their players.
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The international football federation revealed its current gender verification policies two weeks before the commencement of the 2011 World Cup, which was held in Germany.
The Policy states that “participating member associations shall ensure that all players are eligible for selection in accordance with Fifa statutes.”
According to the Sun, Fischer wrote in her book last December, saying “We were told that we should not shave ‘down there’ in the coming days and that we will show our genitalia to the doctor.
"(At the time we thought) Why are we forced to do this now, there has to be other ways to do this. Should we refuse?'
"At the same time, no one wants to jeopardise the opportunity to play at a World Cup. We just have to get the sh** done, no matter how sick and humiliating it feels.”
Fifa has then responded to Fischer’s revelations stating that they have "taken note of recent comments".
The recent allegations involving the Equatorial Guinea squad which has been backed by complaints from Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa have made the Sweden international open up on what was done to them in 2011.
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Speaking to Aftonbladet which was reported by the Sun, she said, “I understand what I have to do and quickly pull down my training pants and underwear at the same time.
“The physio nods and says ‘yup’ and then looks out at the doctor who is standing with his back to my doorway.
“He makes a note and moves on in the corridor to knock on the next door. When everyone on our team is checked, that is to say, has exposed their vagina, our team doctor can sign that the Swedish women’s national football team consists only of women.
"It’s an extremely strange situation and overall not a comfortable way to do it."
Before fully retiring from football in December of last year, Fischer took a three-month break from competing for her country Sweden.
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