FIFA sent a letter to the Hong Kong Football Association, to its attention, "Chinese Hong Kong national football team some fans in June this year in two home games in the World Cup qualifier against the national anthem booed" event. It reported that some fans in Hong Kong in June this year in two 2018 World Cup qualifying home games in the Chinese national anthem played on the spot, fifa coins "Anthem," booed. It is reported that Hong Kong could face ban the home fans in the stadium to watch this November at home against the Chinese national team in penalties.

Since 1997, the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong People's Republic of China, "Anthem" has been all sports teams as Hong Kong's official anthem. Hong Kong Football Association announced a week ago, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee received a letter on July 10 on its official website. The world's highest football governing body stressed in the letter: "The audience should respect the principles of fair competition at any time." FIFA also pointed out: "These principles buy cheap fifa 16 coins not only apply to the case of the Council and its tournament team, also including their own FA and the team. "

According to the FIFA Disciplinary Regulations Article 67 Part 1, the Football Association belongs to the home team shall be responsible for the misconduct of the home fans, whether the act was intentional or inadvertent. FIFA may be fined under the circumstances, in the case of severely disrupted the game will likely be further punishment: including the requirement for the game behind closed doors, will abstain on the tournament, and other points as well as disqualification.