FIFA Faces Pressure to Punish Mexico After 3 Anti-Gay Slur Chants in 3-0 World Cup Win
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 26
FIFA Faces Pressure to Punish Mexico After 3 Anti-Gay Slur Chants in 3-0 World Cup Win
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 26
Summary
At least three anti-gay slur chants rang out during Mexico’s 3-0 Group A win over Czechia on Wednesday, putting FIFA under renewed pressure to discipline one of the 2026 World Cup hosts.
Officials let play continue even though FIFA’s disciplinary code calls for a three-step response to discriminatory incidents, starting with a stoppage, then possible suspension and abandonment.
Mexico has been punished before for the same chant: FIFA fined the federation in 2018, later imposed a $65,000 penalty, and forced two World Cup qualifiers to be played behind closed doors.
The chant has repeatedly resurfaced despite CONCACAF criticism and Mexican federation campaigns in 2021 that labeled it discriminatory and warned fans they could be ejected.