27 May 2016

Various associations penalized by FIFA

Eight FAs are facing several bans and fines issued today by the world football organization for various reasons:

- Next two official games for Croatia, against Turkey (05.09.) and Iceland (12.11.), are going to be played on empty stadium for the European zone 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Russia, group I. For incidents against Israel and Hungary, Croatian supporters showed racist and discriminatory conduct. For these causes its FA is sharply punished with 150.000 Swiss francs (135.516 euros). 
- Honduras is penalized with 40.000 Swiss francs (36.138 euros), Mexico and El Salvador have to pay each 35.000 Swiss francs (31.620 euros), Paraguay is punished 20.000 Swiss francs (18.069 euros) and with 15.000 Swiss francs (13.552 euros) is fined Peru. Supporters from these five countries were guilty of singing homophobic chants and showing discriminatory conduct.
- Chile was issued a ban on playing in the Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos for two games. It will include in the World Cup qualifying game against Bolivia while the second suspension will be probationary two years period. On top of that its FA has to 'deliver' 30.000 Swiss francs (27.103 euros) to FIFA.
- For fielding an ineligible player in the friendly game against Turkey, FIFA sanctioned Greek FA (HFF). Turkey has been declared winner by forfeiting the game (3:0) and on top of that HFF has to pay 4.000 Swiss francs (3.614 euros).

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