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FIFA Fines Six Federations Over Racist Abuse at June Qualifiers

The rulings signal a tougher anti-discrimination drive by pairing fines with mandated prevention plans.

Overview

  • Albania received the largest penalty at 161,500 Swiss francs and must cut stadium capacity by 20% at a future home game after offenses in the June 7 match against Serbia.
  • Argentina was fined 120,000 Swiss francs for racist abuse against Colombia, and Enzo Fernández was banned for two games and fined 5,000 Swiss francs for a dangerous tackle in that match.
  • Chile was fined 115,000 Swiss francs for fan racism in a June 5 home loss to Argentina, and Colombia was fined 70,000 Swiss francs over incidents when hosting Peru on June 6.
  • Serbia was fined 50,000 Swiss francs for racism and other incidents against Andorra on June 10, while Bosnia-Herzegovina was fined 21,000 Swiss francs for offenses when hosting San Marino.
  • FIFA said most sanctioned federations must implement prevention plans for upcoming fixtures, and it closed a separate Club World Cup racism probe into Pachuca captain Gustavo Cabral for lack of evidence.