ZURICH: FIFA fined Iran and slapped them with a warning over “several religious manifestations” during a recent World Cup qualifier in Tehran, one of numerous countries punished on Thursday (Friday in Manila).

Albania and Croatia received the harshest penalties, 50,000 Swiss francs each ($51,000, 46,000 euros), and another seven federations were also fined, FIFA said in a statement.

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