Football association fined €11,000 for World Cup final cards

The world football body Fifa has fined the Dutch football association almost €11,000 for the nine yellow cards handed out to players during the World Cup final last month.


Under Fifa rules, countries which pick up more than four cards in a match can be fined.
Spain, which picked up five yellow cards in the final, was fined €7,000. Spain won the match 1-0 in extra time.

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