Overview
- During Tuesday’s Spain–Egypt friendly in Barcelona, sections of fans chanted “whoever doesn’t jump is a Muslim.”
- Match officials used stadium announcements and big‑screen messages to tell fans to stop, and parts of the crowd whistled the warnings.
- Catalonia’s regional police opened an investigation into possible Islamophobic and xenophobic hate speech at the RCDE Stadium.
- Lamine Yamal said he is Muslim and called the behavior ignorant and racist, as the RFEF, Spain’s sports minister, and club coaches publicly condemned the chants.
- Coverage in Spain points to potential FIFA discipline and reputational risk for Spain’s 2030 World Cup hosting role if such incidents persist.