World Cup racism monitor urges FIFA to remove match official over hand gesture on TV broadcast
Summary
A video review official at the 2026 World Cup was seen making a hand gesture on live TV that resembles a white supremacist symbol. The group monitoring discrimination in football asked FIFA to remove him from the tournament.Key Facts
- The incident happened during Germany’s first game against Curaçao in Houston.
- The official, Shaun Evans from Australia, made the “OK” hand sign on camera.
- This hand gesture was labeled a hate symbol in 2019 by the Anti-Defamation League.
- The Fare network, which monitors racism in football, asked for Evans to be removed.
- The gesture is also known as the “circle game,” a prank that was misused by far-right groups to symbolize “white power.”
- FIFA and Australian football authorities were contacted but had not commented at the time of the report.
- Evans is one of 30 video review analysts chosen to work at the World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
- After the incident, TV broadcasts stopped showing the video review officials to avoid similar issues.
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