FIFA Disciplinary Committee punished the teams Argentina, Chile, Colombia and UruguayDue to the events that occurred in the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches that have been played since last September. FIFA approved the decisions of the disciplinary committee this Wednesday, which included financial penalties for these four teams.
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The Colombian team will play its next match with its stadium partially closed, with at least 25% of its seats covered, and will be fined 30,000 Swiss francs for delay in the match against Chile and for investing in an anti-discrimination plan. His supporters’ actions last September included a fine of more than 500 francs for throwing objects and the postponement of an October duel with Uruguay.
Disciplinary Commission He also imposed a fine of 50,000 Swiss francs on the Colombian team, with the condition that they comply with the plan within six months. Uruguay will be the other team to have to close the pitch (at least 25%) in their next match and pay a fine of 30,000 Swiss francs in line with an anti-discrimination plan for delays and discriminatory behavior by fans against Colombia and Brazil. against Argentina. Failure to comply with the plan within six months will result in an additional penalty of 50,000 francs.
However, the final decision has not yet been made as the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) is preparing its appeal to respond to these sanctions.
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Tamayo talked about the strategy to be followed and examples that Colombia could reach to reverse this sanction.
“You have an objection in FIFA, if there is no serious change, we can appeal to CAS. CAS is a legitimate body, FIFA recognizes it and the federations also recognize it and know its authority and jurisdiction, CAS is a legitimate body. An independent court can evaluate the facts and evidence ” he explained.
The process is already ongoing and Colombia is preparing its defense. “We have already requested the foundation; From today when they notify us, someone has 10 days to request it. Now we have to wait for FIFA to notify us, from there we have time to appeal and this situation is known to FIFA again, depending on the time of the second degree and depending on what happens in FIFA we will have 21 days. File an appeal with CAS. “For matters that may be urgent or very close to match dates, there are closer procedures that can be agreed directly with CAS,” he assured.
Finally, Tamayo said that they are already considering a plan to mitigate the impact of the sanction if the decision cannot be reversed. “FIFA itself recommends that they be positioned behind the goals (south and north). “We’ve already done that in the past and that would be the first thing we would consider this time too.”
Other FIFA sanctions affect Brazil; Fine of 5,000 Swiss francs for delay and pitch encroachment in the match against Bolivia in September; 15,000 for team misconduct against Uruguay in October (5 individual sanctions) and 50,000 for failure to guarantee order in and around the stadium against Argentina in November.
Bolivia were also fined 5,000 Swiss Francs for team misconduct (5 individual sanctions) in the match against Paraguay in October; Ecuador with 5,000 men for a field invasion against Uruguay in September; Paraguay was awarded 4,000 for throwing objects at Colombia in November, Peru was awarded 7,500 for field invasion against Argentina in October, and 10,00 for delay against Bolivia in November.
In the players’ section, the Disciplinary Commission imposed two-game suspensions on Chilean Víctor Mémdez and Paraguayan Robert Rojas, who were sent off from their national team’s match in November; Bolivian Roberto Carlos Fernández received a red card against Argentina in September and Brazil’s Joelinton Cássio also received red against the albiceleste last November.
PABLO ROMERO
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