On Friday, the Disciplinary Committee of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) sanctioned the Uruguayan Football Association and four of its national team players, including Edinson Cavani, for the events of its match against Ghana (2-0) in the group stage in the Qatar World Cup 2022.
The committee said in a statement: After a comprehensive analysis of the various facts in light of the disciplinary regulations in force in FIFA, the Disciplinary Committee concluded that the Uruguayan Football Association is responsible for the discriminatory behavior of the fans of its national team, as well as for the misbehavior and behavior of the country’s national team players. Aggressive and a violation of the principles of fair play.
And she added: The Uruguay Federation will have to respect a partial closure of the stands of the stadium for the next match for his country at home under the supervision of FIFA (the stands located behind the two goals), and pay a fine of 50 thousand Swiss francs (50 thousand euros).
The Disciplinary Committee also decided to punish “players Jose Maria Jimenez, Fernando Muslera, Edinson Cavani and Diego Godin, for their actions and / or misconduct.”
The committee suspended both Jimenez and Muslera four matches with the performance of community service for the benefit of the football family, and a fine of 20 thousand euros, while both Cavani and Godin suspended one match with the performance of community service for the benefit of the football family, and a fine of 15 thousand euros.
The Uruguayan players protested a lot against the German match referee, Daniel Seibert, for not awarding a penalty kick in the 57th minute after Darwin Nunez blocked him inside the area, as he reviewed the video assistant referee, “VAR”, without changing his mind.
At the time, Uruguay was ahead of Ghana with two clean goals in the third and last round of Group H competitions, and it needed a goal to pass the group stage.
Uruguay players besieged the referee at the end of the match and insulted him in an aggressive manner, according to what was stated in the television pictures. And Cavani violently hit the screen assigned to the referee to watch the video images in the stadium.