Mohamed Salah was lasered in the face by the Senegal audience as he was about to take his penalty, which he then kicked over the bar. Senegal won the shootout after Salah’s Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane scored the winning goal.
FIFA said its disciplinary committee had looked into the behavior of Senegal fans. In addition to the financial penalty, Senegal is also required to play a future match in an empty stadium.
FIFA’s disciplinary committee has also heard dozens of similar cases in World Cup qualifying matches, especially in Africa, which have taken place since January.
Salah is not eligible for the 2022 World Cup.
Nigeria was fined $154,000 and closed the stadium for one match. Their fans flooded the field in Abuja and created other incidents of disorder after Nigeria were knocked out at home by Ghana in the play-offs.
FIFA has fined the Congo $128,000 and Lebanon $103,000 for similar cases against Morocco and Syria. Both teams had to close the stadium for 1 match.
Additionally, the racism of Chilean and Colombian fans at their home matches, plus other disruptive behavior, resulted in total fines of $98,000 and $56,500 each, respectively. League.
Thanh Vu | 18:12 05/02/2022
