The Scottish FA has been hit with a £15,700 fine from FIFA for wearing poppy armbands during their World Cup qualifier with England and for booing England’s national anthem.

Armbands were worn throughout the 3-0 defeat at Wembley on Armistice Day despite the possibility the move could be seen as a breach of rules regarding political statements or messages.

The Scottish FA were found to be in breach of rules and were also sanctioned for the “misconduct of supporters”.

STV understands this includes being punished for supporters for booing God Save The Queen when anthems were played before kick-off.

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The governing body were also fined for objects being thrown by fans and for the display of “political banners and flags”.

A FIFA statement read: “England has been fined CHF 45,000 for several incidents in the framework of the England v. Scotland match, including the display by the host association, the English team and spectators of a political symbol and several cases of spectator misconduct.

“Scotland, as the visiting association, has been fined CHF 20,000 for the display of the same political symbol and cases of misconduct committed by its own group of spectators.”

The English FA were also fined for incidents with their fans, including the throwing of objects, booing the national anthem and political banners and flags.

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Their “non-approved pre-match ceremony”, where members of the armed forces laid poppy wreaths on the Wembley pitch, also incurred the wrath of FIFA.

The case was heard earlier this month with the English FA’s punishment also including a sanction over a pre-match display involving members of the armed forces.

World football’s governing body was approached by the FAs with a request to wear the armbands and reminded both about their rule which states that: “The basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images.”

The rules also state: “Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer logo”.

In a statement FIFA’s disciplinary chairman Claudio Sulser said: “With these decisions, it is not our intention to judge or question specific commemorations as we fully respect the significance of such moments in the respective countries, each one of them with its own history and background.

“However, keeping in mind that the rules need to be applied in a neutral and fair manner across FIFA’s 211 member associations, the display, among others, of any political or religious symbol is strictly prohibited. In the stadium and on the pitch, there is only room for sport, nothing else.”

Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan previously vowed to challenge any sanction, saying he believed there had been no breach of the rules and pointing to a previous example of armbands being permitted.

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STV understands the association is awaiting the full written reasons for the decision before making a final decision on an appeal.