FIFA clears Mexico over alleged homophobic chants

Mexican fans have been cleared of anti-gay chants in their opening match against Cameroon on June 13 and the Mexico FA will not be punished, FIFA said on Monday.

Mexico was reported for the slurs reportedly heard during their opening match against Cameroon in Natal on June 13.

In a statement on Monday FIFA said that its Disciplinary Committee investigated allegations of "improper conduct" of Mexico fans in the Group A match which Mexico won 1-0.

"The Disciplinary Committee has decided that the incident in question is not considered insulting in this specific context. All charges against the Mexican FA have been dismissed," FIFA said in a statement.

FIFA has not yet ruled on other reported cases involving Croatian, Russian and Brazilian fans.

Croatian fans displayed a neo-Nazi banner at the opening match of the tournament against Brazil in Sao Paulo, Russian fans displayed neo-Nazi banners in their first match against South Korea in Cuiaba and Brazil fans were also reported for homophobic chants in the match against Mexico, the second match both teams played.

FARE, the European monitoring group, which has spotters at matches, alerted FIFA to the right-wing banners displayed by Croatia and Russia fans inside stadiums.