England, Scotland, others axed by FIFA

England have been fined 45,000 Swiss francs (£35,000) by FIFA for the “display of a political symbol and several cases of spectator misconduct” in the “framework” of their World Cup qualifier against Scotland, who have been fined CHF 20,000 (£15,700).
The punishment relates to the row over whether poppies could be displayed before and during last month’s match at Wembley.
England and Scotland players wore black armbands featuring poppies, while wreaths were laid before kick-off at Wembley. Northern Ireland, fined CHF 15,000 (£11,800), commemorated Armstice Day with black armbands when they played Azerbaijan.
Wales did not opt for a visible commemoration by their team, but fans wore poppies in the stands, while a card mosaic was raised before their match against Serbia, which has resulted in a fine of 20,000 (£15,700).
Fans wearing poppies also formed a part of the charges brought against England and Scotland.
The Republic of Ireland were fined CHF 5,000 for “the display of a political symbol on the shirt” during their friendly against Switzerland.
FIFA also handed out a raft of other punishments.
Chile were handed a two-match ban from playing Estadio Nacional and fined CHF 30,000 for “homophobic chants by the team’s fans” which followed similar sanctions from earlier in their World Cup qualifying campaign, while Argentina were hit with a CHF 30,000 fine.
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia, Greece, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and Venezuela were among the other nations disciplined.