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FIFA: Jimenez and Muslera suspended for 4 games, Cavani and Godin suspended for 1 game

January 28, FIFA officially announced that the 2022 Qatar
After Uruguay played against Ghana in the World Cup group match, 4 Uruguayan players who questioned the referee’s penalty were suspended and fined, and the Uruguayan Football Association closed the stands and fined them.

The specific penalties are as follows:

Jimenez: Banned for 4 games, football-related community service, fined 20,000 Swiss francs

Muslera: Banned for 4 games, football-related community service, fined CHF 20,000

Cavani: Banned for 1 game, football-related community service, fined 15,000 Swiss francs

Godin: Banned for one game, football-related community service, fined CHF 15,000

Uruguayan Football Association: Part of the stands will be closed in the next international A-level match as the home team, and a fine of 50,000 Swiss francs will be imposed

The suspension will be enforced at Uruguay’s next official international match.

In the third round of the World Cup group stage, Uruguay played against Ghana in stoppage time. Uruguayan striker Cavani was brought down in the penalty area of Ghana. The referee Daniel Siebert did not make a penalty kick and refused to watch the VAR replay.
Although they eventually won 2-0, Uruguay failed to qualify due to a goal difference disadvantage (if Uruguay gets this penalty and the penalty is scored, the team will qualify for the group stage).
After the game, Uruguayan players who believed they had been unfairly punished angrily surrounded Siebert and had physical contact.