Egypt punished over Algeria 'attacks'
African champions Egypt will have to play their first two home 2014 World Cup qualifiers at least 100 kilometres from Cairo, Fifa's disciplinary committee ruled on Tuesday.
They imposed the punishment along with a fine of 100 000 Swiss
francs for the violence before Egypt's World Cup
qualifier with Algeria in Cairo last November, which caused injuries to three
Algerian players and the team's goalkeeping coach
when their bus was attacked by Egyptian fans.
"The Disciplinary Commission decided to impose a ban on the
Egyptian Football Federation to host their first two 2014 World Cup
qualifying matches at least 100 kilometres from Cairo," read the
Fifa statement.
"The Egyptian Federation did not take all the necessary security
measures to assure the safety of the Algerian delegation inside and
outside the stadium."
Egypt won the match, leading to a tie in their group and a
play-off in Sudan that Algeria won 1-0 to secure a berth in the
World Cup finals.
The incidents and subsequent row over the play-off triggered a
diplomatic spat between the two countries at the time.