Zurich, November 29 (QNA) - The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has fined German team for refusing to send a player to their pre-match press conference against Spain in the second round of Group E fixture of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

A statement issued by FIFA today said German team have been fined 10000 Swiss Francs.

Germany coach Hansi Flick had refused to send a player to the press conference, saying the absence of a player is due to the fact that he wanted them to focus on the match against Spain.

Germany is preparing for a match against Costa Rica in the last round of Group E matches.

(QNA)