Fifa sanctions El Salvador for racist chants by fans during Suriname match | OneFootball

Fifa fined the Salvadoran Football Federation (Fesfut) on Monday for racist insults directed at Surinamese players by their fans. The organization reduced the audience limit for El Salvador in its stadium for the next match of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, as announced by the federation.

At the end of the match on September 8, valid for the second round of the Concacaf qualifiers, Surinamese coach Stanley Menzo and player Shaquille Pinas reported that fans at the Cuscatlán Stadium in San Salvador shouted “blacks” and “monkeys” at members of their team, which won the match 2-1.

Fifa “notified the imposition of sanctions […] due to incidents of racism and discrimination” against Suriname, stated Fesfut in a statement.

The world football governing body imposed a fine of $62,715 (R$ 333,805 at the current exchange rate) on the Salvadoran federation, which must be invested “in a comprehensive plan against discrimination” endorsed by Fifa.

The organization also determined that the next official home match of El Salvador will have “a minimum of 15% of the approved stadium capacity, mainly in the stands behind the goals.”

In the next match, at the Cuscatlán Stadium, with a capacity for nearly 45,000 people, the Salvadoran team will host Panama on October 10, for the third round of the final phase of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

With two of the six matches played in the decisive phase, Suriname leads Group A with four points, followed by El Salvador with three, Panama with two, and Guatemala with one.

Fesfut warned that “any insult or discriminatory act” could “result in more severe sanctions,” which may include “the loss of matches or exclusion from international competitions.”

“We make an emphatic appeal to all Salvadoran fans: the future of our football depends on your behavior in the stadiums,” added the statement.

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