World Cup: FIFA fines World Cup hosts Russia for discriminatory banner
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A security guard walks past a fence displaying a FIFA World Cup banner at Samara Stadium in Russia, on June 27, 2018.
PHOTO: REUTERS
MOSCOW (REUTERS) - Global soccer governing body FIFA said on Saturday (June 30) it had fined World Cup hosts Russia 10,000 Swiss francs (S$13,760) after their fans displayed a discriminatory banner during the country's 3-0 loss to Uruguay.
Russia play Spain on Sunday after the country reached the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in post-Soviet history.
