Spain's football team could be fined for the bad behavior of its players at the Olympics in Great Britain.
Seven Spanish footballers, including the team's star Juan Mata, received yellow cards in the 1:0 defeat against Honduras, in a match played in Newcastle, for which the Disciplinary Commission of the World Football Federation (FIFA) could see them.
The Spaniards, who before the start of the Olympic Games were considered the favorites of the competition, lost all chances to advance to the second stage of the competition after that defeat.
At half-time of the game in Newcastle, some Spanish footballers clashed in the tunnel with the referee Juan Soto from Venezuela because they believed that he unjustifiably failed to award a penalty in their favor.
According to FIFA rules, a team is penalized if at least five players receive yellow cards in one match, and the penalty can be increased if players threaten or intimidate match officials.
The Honduran team will probably also be punished because its national team members received six yellow cards in the match against Spain.
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