Ecuador, fined by FIFA, which also sanctions fifty federations

FIFA inflicted fines and closed-door matches on 50 federations, including those of Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Peru, due to incidents in the qualifying games for the 2022 World Cup, according to a list published this Monday.

Argentina was fined 30,000 Swiss francs ($ 32,700) and a meeting with a “limited” capacity, not encrypted at the moment, due to a “discriminatory behavior” of fans when the Albiceleste received Uruguay.

For its part, Mexico will have to pay a 100,000 Swiss francs fine (109,000 dollars) and will be deprived of the public for two games, as it is also sanctioned for “discriminatory behavior” by fans on visits to Canada and Honduras in October.

Chile was also sanctioned, with 45,000 Swiss francs ($ 49,000) and a match with a “limited” capacity for “discriminatory behavior” of its fans during the visit to Brazil, throwing of objects and a banner “with an inappropriate message at a sporting event. , with a political message ”. The punishment increases by 50,000 Swiss francs (54,500 dollars) and a match with a “limited” capacity due to “discriminatory behavior” by its fans during the visit to Paraguay and the throwing of objects.

The next game for La Roja at home for the World Cup will be against the Tricolor of strategist Gustavo Alfaro on November 16.

For its part, Peru was fined 20,000 Swiss francs ($ 21,800) and a game with limited spectator capacity for discriminatory behavior by its fans in the match against Chile and 5,000 Swiss francs ($ 5,450) for improper conduct by the team (five yellow cards) against Brazil.

Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela received economic sanctions between 2,500 and 10,000 Swiss francs (between 2,730 and 10,900 dollars).

La Tri was local in October against the Bolivian national team at the Monumental Banco Pichincha stadium (Guayaquil).

More sanctions, in Concacaf

El Salvador was fined 30,000 Swiss francs ($ 32,700) and limited capacity in a match for discriminatory behavior by fans and invasion of the field in the match against the United States, and 3,000 and 12,000 Swiss francs (3,270 and $ 13,100) for throwing objects against Honduras and Mexico respectively.

For its part, Honduras was punished with 60,000 and 30,000 Swiss francs (65,500 and 32,700 dollars) and two games with a limited number of spectators for discriminatory behavior by their fans and throwing objects in the match against the United States and for the first reason against Jamaica.

Panama was fined 50,000 Swiss francs ($ 54,500) and a match without spectators for discriminatory behavior by their fans in the duels against Costa Rica and Mexico and 20,000 Swiss francs ($ 21,800) for invasion of the field against the United States.

Already announced at the end of September, Hungary, in Europe, was sanctioned for racist insults from its fans and other infractions (use of smoke and blocking of stairs), with two games behind closed doors (the second only if it relapses in the next two years ), a match abroad without fans, and a total of 281,000 Swiss francs in fine ($ 306,600). (D)