Hong Kong fans boo FIFA President Gianni Infantino during Asean Challenge Cup final
Crowd at Kai Tak Stadium protests FIFA leadership as Hong Kong defeats Cambodia 2-0
Quick Look
- More than 30,000 fans at Kai Tak Stadium booed FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the Asean Challenge Cup final.
- The crowd chanted against the governing body while watching Hong Kong secure a 2-0 victory over Cambodia to win the inaugural tournament.
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Why It Matters
Hong Kong defeated Cambodia 2-0 to win the inaugural Fifa Asean Challenge Cup. The teams previously played four months ago, where Cambodia defeated Hong Kong 2-0.
More than 30,000 Hong Kong fans gave Gianni Infantino their raucous verdict on his leadership of world football on Saturday, before and after watching the city team beat Cambodia 2-0 to be crowned inaugural Fifa Asean Challenge Cup champions.
Infantino, the Fifa president, was lustily booed when he delivered the trophy to the pitch alongside local football association president Pui Kwan-kay before kick-off. When he returned to present the spoils to Hong Kong, the stadium PA was raised to an offensive, ear-splitting volume to drown out the jeers.
In between, Matt Orr adroitly turned home a 41st-minute Sun Ming-him delivery, and Everton Camargo converted from the spot shortly after half-time as Hong Kong handsomely avenged an insipid 2-0 defeat by the same opponents four months ago.
A substantial number of the 31,374 Kai Tak Stadium crowd chanted about a “Fifa mafia”, the words emblazoned on one banner, among other insults aimed at the global governing body.
Open Questions
- Will FIFA issue a statement regarding the fan protests?
