In yet another horror show coming from the stands at Arena Corinthians (SP), the behavior of Brazilian fans contrasted with the show put on by the players on the field, in the game between Brazil and Paraguay (3×0), in a match valid for the qualifiers of the 2018 World Cup. During the game, fans shouted the word “faggot” several times, in a clear pejorative tone, aimed at goalkeeper Anthony Silva, of the Paraguayan national team. It is expected that the attitude will result in yet another punishment for the Brazilian Football Confederation. During the entire first half of the game, screams were heard at least five times. Even with the requests for respect coming from the loudspeaker, and the warning that the attitude could harm the team, the “fans” continued with the terrible example. Repeat offender FIFA had already punished the CBF on two other occasions because of bad behavior by fans in official games. First, she was fined 66 thousand reais because of the (homophobic) screams in the match against Colombia, in September, in Manaus. The following month, the sad situation repeated itself again, in Natal, and the value rose to R$83.000. In addition to Brazil, other countries have also been punished for offensive chants, such as Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Italy and Albania.
