FIFA announced Friday that the Mexico men's national soccer team will have to play two home World Cup qualifiers without fans as punishment for fans engaging in anti-gay chants.
Henry Bushnell tweeted FIFA's statement, which noted that the chants occurred during the March 18 Olympic qualifier against the Dominican Republic and the March 24 Olympic qualifier against the United States:
Henry BushnellFIFA statement makes it official: <br><br>Mexico will have to play two World Cup qualifiers in empty stadiums as punishment for homophobic chants pic.twitter.com/eYUlm5AWRD
It was also announced by FIFA that it has launched an investigation into alleged anti-gay chants made by Mexican fans during a May 29 friendly against Iceland.