FIFA It is very worrying that racist episodes or incidents will occur on the occasion of this new window of selections for the 2026 World Cup which will be played in the coming days in several continents such as South America. Because of this, he sent a letter in which he is concerned about the anti-discriminatory measures that will be applied to the qualifying matches for World Cup 2026.
The information is structured as follows. First, the procedure for incidents of discrimination, which includes a three-step protocol for referees. Second, an anti-discriminatory monitoring system and third are recommendations to support preventive measures of participating member associations.
FIFA recalled that if a “racist” incident occurs, the referee must apply the three-stage procedure. The first thing is to stop the game, which should be accompanied by an announcement on the public address system to stop this kind of attitude. Second, suspend the game by sending the players to the locker room for an appropriate period of time. This reaction should be accompanied by another explanation in the public address system and a new request to stop this kind of behavior.
And if this continues, and as a final scenario, there is a certain suspension of the match, I will announce this decision on the loudspeaker in addition to asking the spectators to leave the field as the security managers told them).
Anti-Discrimination Surveillance System
But FIFA has also activated an anti-discriminatory control system that includes a review of all qualifying matches where such incidents may occur. In these “dangerous” matches, observers must be present who must make the relevant reports that must be sent to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.
Factors such as the possibility of previous incidents of discrimination during or after matches will be taken into account when qualifying matches as “high risk”; the presence of extreme right-wing or xenophobic groups, the historical context of clashes between the two teams or any religious, geopolitical tensions, etc.
FIFA observers are completely anonymous
The observers appointed for these matches by FIFA will work anonymously to protect their identity for personal security reasons. Your identity will only be disclosed to FIFA’s judicial bodies and to CAS where necessary. The identity of the observers will not be disclosed to the defendants or other parties to the hearings, or to their representatives.
At the match, each observer will observe and record evidence of any incidents of discrimination in or around the stadium. If an observer witnesses incidents of discrimination, they will submit a special match report. This report will describe the discriminatory incident(s) you witnessed and where you must identify such things as where in the stadium the incident(s) occurred; The exact time; which team was supported by the spectator(s) that caused the incident(s) and the number of spectators involved. All reported incidents must be supported by documentary evidence such as photographs, video or audio recordings. In the case of Brazil, the Canarinha team hosts Bolivia and travels to Venezuela. But at both promises Vinicius, now injured, was not present.
Source: La Verdad
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