Photo: Tanjug/Zoran ŽestićThe Disciplinary Commission of the World Football Federation (FIFA) fined the Football Association of Serbia by reducing the capacity of the stadium for the next World Cup qualification match against Albania, but also with 80.000 Swiss francs.
FIFA has initiated proceedings against Football Association of Serbia due to inappropriate behavior of the fans immediately after the convincing defeat of the Serbian national team against England at the Maracana on September 9.
Everyone who feared that - in addition to the fact that probably the most important match in these qualifications against the Albanian national team will be played in Leskovac, not in Belgrade - Serbia would be punished with a reduction in the capacity of the already small stadium for such matches, they were right.
FIFA decided at the session of the Disciplinary Committee in Miami to reduce the capacity of the "Dubočica" stadium by 20 percent, primarily behind the goals.
This means that the Eagles will play the most important match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against a maximum of 6.500 fans.
In addition, the Serbian Federation will be fined 80.000 Swiss francs, which is not an excessive amount considering the organizational failures for the match with England.
Penalty for using a laser and disrupting the national anthem
The FIFA World Cup announced that the following violations were committed during the match between Serbia and England: inability to ensure order and discipline in and around the stadium, use of lasers, inappropriate gestures and words, disruption of national anthems, as well as hooligan behavior by some fans.
Apparently even FIFA did not remain indifferent to the hitting and threats of the batsmen in the match with England.
Let us remind you that during the second half, the thugs started jumping over the rows and chairs, hitting people and threatening. The leader of the group, with a tattoo on his arm, dressed in a black T-shirt, beat everyone in turn and at the end pointed his finger "pssst", Sport Club reported.
All this happened clearly because of the constant insults against the President of Serbia, and the matter escalated when the entire Maracana sang at one point "Who doesn't jump, that's the guy!",
Therefore, FIFA has given clear guidelines that in the future such failures will not be tolerated, that is, they will be sanctioned even more drastically.
"In accordance with the decision, the Football Association of Serbia is obliged to submit a seating arrangement plan to the World Football Federation no later than ten days before the match, with the possibility that, with FIFA's prior approval, part of the capacity can be filled by communities and special interest groups. The plan must also include clear anti-discrimination activities. The Football Association of Serbia will act in accordance with the decision and take all measures to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents in the future," the FSS announced via its official website.
The match between Serbia and Albania will be played on Saturday, October 11, starting at 20:45 at the "Dubočica" stadium in Leskovac. After five games, the Albanians are eight points ahead of Serbia, which has a point and a match less.
The two selections will fight for the second place leading to the play-off, which will be played in March 2026.
Possible new punishment after Albania
Since the match with Albania will be watched live from Leskovac by only 6.000 fans, there is every chance that there will be fewer incidents.
However, knowing the history of the duel with the Albanian national team, especially in Serbia, there is a great chance that Serbia will receive a new penalty after the match.
The famous incident with a drone at the Partizan Stadium happened on October 14, 2014, during a qualifying match for the 2016 European Football Championship.
The incident started in the 41st minute of the match, when a drone appeared above the stadium with a flag with a map of the so-called Greater Albania attached to it.
After this match, various penalties for both sides followed, in addition to fines and penalties for reducing capacity, Serbia was also deprived of points in the qualification group.
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