On 25 July 2024, after the first round of the Olympic football tournament group stage matches was played, FIFA announced the opening of disciplinary investigations due to potential regulatory breaches that occurred during the opening moments of the XXIII Olympiad Paris 2024. A few days later, it issued a severe decision affecting the Canadian Soccer Association and several affiliated officials.
The two incidents that are being investigated are detailed below.
The fixture between the representative teams of Argentina and Morocco, played on 24 July 2024 in the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, France.
In response to the events that transpired during the match, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, pursuant to Article 36 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, has decided to...
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