Mexico will have their first two home World Cup qualifier matches (September 2nd vs. Jamaica, October 7th vs. Canada) played behind closed doors due to a recurrence of an anti-gay chant by Mexico fans during the CONCACAF pre-Olympic qualifying tournament. FIFA also fined them 60,000 Swiss francs (roughly $65,000 US) and also threatened further sanctions including a points reduction. The points reduction would be in official tournaments, including World Cup qualifiers, and FIFA could even go so far as to ban them from any tournament under FIFA's purview, including the World Cup.
The FIFA disciplinary committee has already opened a separate case regarding the same chant being used in a friendly against Iceland at the end of May. No investigation has begun as of yet regarding similar behavior that was engaged in by the El Tri fans during the Nations League semifinals and final.
The FIFA disciplinary committee has already opened a separate case regarding the same chant being used in a friendly against Iceland at the end of May. No investigation has begun as of yet regarding similar behavior that was engaged in by the El Tri fans during the Nations League semifinals and final.