WC Qualifiers: Hungary-Romania to be played behind closed doors

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Hungary and Bulgaria have lost appeals against the FIFA decision to make them play their next home World Cup qualifiers behind closed doors after their fans were found guilty of racist and anti-semitic behaviour respectivelys.“The appeals lodged by the Hungarian Football Federation (MLZS) and Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) were both rejected and the decisions of the FIFA disciplinary committee are confirmed in their entirety,” FIFA said in a statement on Tuesday.So the game Hungary – Romania, to be played on March 22 in Budapest in Group E of WC qualifiers, will be played without spectators, which is good news for the Romanian team. Romania is now third in the group with 9 points, Hungary second, 9 points also and Holland is the leader with 12 points.  Hungary’s punishment followed anti-Semitic chanting by fans in a friendly at home to Israel in August and includes 40,000 Swiss francs fine. FIFA said that it had been informed by the FARE (Football Against Racism Europe) group that some supporters had made anti-Semitic chants and displayed offensive symbols.