Sayed Mehdi Baqer, 25, made a slanted-eye gesture towards supporters as he left the field after a World Cup qualifier on November 14.
After a tense week in, something to cheer for fans at Hong Kong Stadium. Hugely credible World Cup qualifying draw with Bahrain, marred slightly by an apparent racist gesture by Bahrain player at the end of the match.The frustrated Bahrain team unable to beat the hosts, made several unsportmanship acts including their coach rant against Hong Kong coach while the latter extended his hand after the final whistle.
However, the Bahraini defender’s appalling actions were captured on video and the player was also hit with a £23,000 fine.
Bahrain, who are in the same FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying group as Iran is notorious for its transgression and important behavior during international matches. During the home game against Team Melli, the fans booed the national anthem.
In July the minimum ban for such offenses was doubled from five matches.
After a separate qualifying incident, Fifa ordered Indonesia to play a game behind closed doors following a fiery clash with rivals Malaysia.
Both teams were fined by FIFA in the wake of crowd disturbances.