Overview
- FIFA, which opened a disciplinary case Tuesday, sent the Spain–Egypt incident to its Disciplinary Committee for possible sanctions.
- The referee’s match report says fans chanted “musulmán el que no bote” up to three times at RCDE Stadium and booed Egypt’s anthem.
- Stadium messages against discrimination were broadcast after the RFEF activated its protocol, though Catalan officials later called the response late.
- Potential penalties include a fine, required anti-discrimination measures, or partial stadium closures, with recent cases drawing 5,000–20,000 Swiss franc fines.
- Spanish police opened an investigation as Lamine Yamal, a Muslim Spain forward, called the chants ignorant and racist.