FIFA Disciplinary Code

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Article 69

Abandonment

1. If a team refuses to play a match or to continue playing one which it has begun, it will be sanctioned with a minimum fine of CHF 10,000 and will, in principle, forfeit the match (cf. art. 31).

2 In serious cases, the team will also be disqualified from the competition in progress.