The players were also sentenced to lend a football-related community service and will pay fines of up to CHF 20,000 ($21,701). The Uruguayan federation received a fine of 50,000 Swiss francs ($54,253) for the behavior of his fans and team members, FIFA said.
He was also ordered partial closure of the stadium in its next FIFA international match as local.
The investigative proceedings against the players began after they angrily confront the referee after being eliminated from the World Cup in Qatardespite beating Ghana 2-0 at the close of Group H.
The controversial elimination of Uruguay from Qatar 2022
Uruguay was very close to qualifying for the last 16 of the World Cup until South Korea scored late in their Group H match against Portugal and prevailed 2-1surpassing the Charrúa team in goal difference.
Despite the 2-0 victory against Ghana, Uruguay was not enough to pass the phase. One more goal would have allowed those led by Diego Alonso to reach the round of 16 and at the end of the match, the players considered that there was more than one opportunity where the referee could have sanctioned a penalty.
Nevertheless, Daniel Siebert not only did not give a penalty for the Uruguayans, but he also did not review his decision in the VARwhich was highly criticized by the South American players.
Once the game was over, and with Uruguay already out of the World Cup, the players expressed their anger against the referee of the match and for his strong insults and aggression, FIFA decided to sanction them.
Cavani’s fury against VAR
Such was the anger of the players that the striker, Edinson Cavani, hit the VAR booth when he left the field towards the locker roomupset by the referee’s decisions, after the elimination of the “Celeste” from the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Valencia player, once the match finished, he withdrew through the tunnel towards the locker room where he came across the VAR screenwhich he hit and abruptly dropped to the ground, before the astonished gaze of those present.
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