REUTERS: Mexican fans will be barred from the stadium for their country's first two home 2022 World Cup qualifiers after making homophobic chants during two Olympic qualifying games in March, FIFA said in a statement on Friday .
FIFA's Disciplinary Committee also fined Mexico's Football Federation 60,000 Swiss francs for chants from fans during games against the Dominican Republic on Mar 18 and the United States on Mar 24.The committee has also launched a separate investigation against the FMF in relation to homophobic chants by Mexican fans during a friendly against Iceland in Arlington, Texas, on May 29.
Mexico's games against Jamaica on Sep 2 and Canada on Oct 7 in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying will be played in empty stadiums as a result of the sanctions.
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