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Six member nations, including Albania, Ecuador, Paraguay, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Indonesia, were fined and sanctioned by the World governing body.
FIFA. (AFP Photo)
World governing body FIFA imposed fines and sanctions on six member nations, including Albania, Ecuador, Paraguay, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Indonesia, for discriminatory offences during the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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Albania has been mandated to reduce its stadium capacity by 20%, or alternatively, fill the seats with community and/or special interest groups for its upcoming home game against Serbia on June 7.
Ecuador, who are slated to host Brazil on June 5, must reduce capacity by 25% or fill the section with community groups, according to FIFA’s published sanctions from its disciplinary panel.
Paraguay, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Indonesia have also been fined and ordered to reduce stadium capacity for their next home games in World Cup qualifying.
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FIFA did not specify the acts of discrimination. The Qualifiers will resume in two weeks for the 2026 World Cup, which is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
FIFA will hold its headline tournament, the World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico in 2026, in which Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will look to defend the crown he clinch in Qatar during the 2022 edition of the showpiece tournament.
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The upcoming edition of the football spectacle promises high intensity action with some stars name managers takin up the helm of national sides, such as Carlo Ancelotti, who is set to take over control of the most successful side in the history of the tournament, Brazil, in their quest for a sixth World Cup.
England, who have won the World Cup once, all the way back in the year 1966 at home, have appointed German boss Thomas Tuchel in a bid to bring the coveted cup back to the country of the sport’s origins.
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