He FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctioned Colombia with the partial closure of Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium, exactly 25% of capacity, for their next 2026 World Cup qualifier against the national team Argentina, due to incidents in the previous South American qualifiers.
The albicelest teame, Chile and Uruguay They were also punished in the same way for similar situations.
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The FIFA confirmed this Wednesday the decisions of its disciplinary body, which also include financial penalties for these four teams, as well as for the teams of Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.
Colombiawill play along Argentina his next match (in September 2024) with ‘the subway‘ with only 75% of its capacity enabled, and was fined 30,000 Swiss francs (about 138 million pesos), to invest in an anti-discrimination plan, due to delay in the clash against Chile and the discriminatory attitude of its fans on the last September in the match against Venezuela, plus a fine of more than 500 francs for throwing objects and also a delay in the match with Uruguay in October.
The disciplinary committee, in turn, imposed another fine of 50,000 Swiss francs (approximately 231 million pesos) on the Colombian team, provided that the above-mentioned plan was complied with within a period of six months.
Argentina will have to close at least 50% of its stadium seats at the next match and pay a fine of 50,000 Swiss francs, which it will invest in a plan against discrimination, and another 20,000. A fine of more than 50,000 francs for six months will also be subject to compliance with the aforementioned plan.
The FIFA this imposed sanctions due to the delay in the match against Ecuador in September and the discriminatory behavior of its fans, in addition to the pitch invasion against Uruguay and the lack of order in the stadium and/or surroundings against Brazil in November.
Chile will also have to close its field to 50% in the next match due to the discriminatory behavior of its fans and the postponements against Colombia in September and against Peru in October; in addition to paying a fine of 80,000 Swiss francs to invest in an anti-discrimination plan.
Failure to comply with this plan within a period of six months will mean a new fine (50,000 Swiss francs) for Chile, which will have to pay another 5,000 francs for misconduct by its team (5 individual sanctions) in the match against Chile. Uruguay in September.
Uruguay will be the other team that will have to close the field in the next match (at least 25%) and pay a fine of 30,000 Swiss francs, aimed at an anti-discrimination plan, for delays against Colombia and Brazil and discriminatory behavior of its fans against Argentina. Failure to comply with the plan within six months would result in a new fine of an additional 50,000 francs.
The other FIFA sanctions affect Brazil, with fines of 5,000 Swiss francs for delay and pitch invasion in the match against Bolivia in September; 15,000 for team misconduct (5 individual sanctions) against Uruguay in October and 50,000 for not ensuring order in the stadium and surroundings against Argentina in November.
Bolivia also fined 5,000 Swiss francs for team misconduct (five individual sanctions) in the match against Paraguay in October; Ecuador with 5,000 for a pitch invasion against Uruguay in September; Paraguay with 4,000 for throwing objects against Colombia in November and Peru with 7,500 for pitch invasion against Argentina in October and 10,00 for postponement against Bolivia in November.
In the players’ section, the disciplinary committee has sanctioned the Chilean Víctor Mémdez and the Paraguayan Robert Rojas with two matches, both of whom were excluded in the match between their national teams in November; the Bolivian Roberto Carlos Fernández, sent off against Argentina in September, and the Brazilian Joelinton Cássio, who also saw red against the albiceleste last November.
Source: El heraldo
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