Germany's coach Hans-Dieter Flick attends a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) in Doha on November 26, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Spain and Germany. Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP
Zurich: The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has fined German team for refusing to send a player to their pre-match press conference against Spain in the second round of Group E fixture of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
A statement issued by FIFA today said German team have been fined 10000 Swiss Francs.
Germany coach Hansi Flick had refused to send a player to the press conference, saying the absence of a player is due to the fact that he wanted them to focus on the match against Spain.
Germany is preparing for a match against Costa Rica in the last round of Group E matches.
