2024-01-11 03:24:23
Unfortunately, the Colombia National Team will have to pay a series of fines and play matches without the full capacity of the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla for events that are related to the coaching staff and also improper behavior by fans. And although it seems like it’s a normal topic, The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) is beginning to have problems because the ticket office for several matches has already been sold under the payment method.
Yes indeed, ‘La Tricolor’ was not the only one affected by these FIFA decisions, there are also punishments for matches in Argentina, Chile and Uruguaydue to behaviors and incidents that occurred in the first six days of the qualifying phase for the orbital event to be played in 2026. And there are fines that Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru must pay, it being striking that once morest the Brazilians there are no exemplary sanctions for the serious disturbances in the game once morest Argentina.
What is the sanction for the Colombian National Team and once morest whom will it be paid?
According to the communication that came from the highest body of world football, The next match of the Colombian National Team must have 25% less attendance in the Metropolitan stands.. This means that, once morest the Argentina National Team, in the duel scheduled for September 2024, this punishment must be paid.
In addition, they must also pay 80,500 Swiss francs (more than 370 million Colombian pesos, equivalent to 86,000 euros or regarding 95,000 dollars) to be invested in anti-discrimination plans and training. This occurs on behalf of the delays that occurred to start the matches once morest Chile and Uruguay, in September and October respectivelyin addition to discriminatory attitudes once morest Chileans and throwing of objects once morest Uruguayans.
This situation has caused concern and the secretary of the Colombian Football Federation, Andrés Tamayo, spoke regarding the issue in the ‘Blog Deportivo’ program on Blu Radio. And he stated that, Since the incidents happened there have been informal notifications from FIFA, but the defenses sent by the FCF were not enough to avoid punishments.
According to the Colombian Federation official, you can appeal to the FIFA Appeals Commission and, if it is considered that the response is unfair or can be reduced, there is the final instance of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (for its acronym in English). This is how Tamayo expressed it:
They notify us of the sanction, without the arguments, and in order to appeal, we need support or complete reasons why we were sanctioned, even though we sent the evidence of the cases. So we can review the issue in the appeal, before the September game
According to the same member of the FCF, they have already requested the full basis and have 10 days, from the notification of Wednesday, January 10, 2024, to do so. Whatever it takes for FIFA to respond is how long it will take to do so. If the decision is negative or does not change the initial punishment much, an appeal might be made to the CAS up to 21 days following receiving the response from the International Association of Football Federation.
And although one might think that it is an instance that goes once morest FIFA, Andrés Tamayo clarified that everything is normal: “FIFA itself, in the decision, suggests that they might be the stands behind the goals. In the past we had to serve a similar sanction and everything was fine”.
Colombia calendar in 2024 by Qualifiers
Apart from the friendlies that can be played in March and June, in addition to the Copa América 2024 in the United Statesthis is the panorama that ‘la Tricolor’ will have in the second half of the year and in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers:
- Date 7: Peru vs. Colombia – September 5, 2024
- Date 8: Colombia vs. Argentina – September 10, 2024
- Date 9: Bolivia vs. Colombia – October 10, 2024
- Date 10: Colombia vs. Chile – October 15, 2024
- Date 11: Uruguay vs. Colombia – November 14, 2024
- Date 12: Colombia vs. Ecuador – November 19, 2024
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