FIFA has issued fines to five football associations in Latin America for homophobic chanting during matches.
Chile have been issued with a fine of almost £50,000 for four incidents of homophobic chants during World Cup qualifying games, while Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay have each been fined around £14,000 for similar incidents.
"FIFA has been fighting discrimination in football for many years and one part of that has been through sanctions," said Claudio Sulser, chairman of FIFA's disciplinary committee.
"But disciplinary proceedings alone cannot change behaviour by certain groups of fans that unfortunately goes against the core values of our game. FIFA and the entire football community have to be proactive in educating and inspiring a message of equality and respect across all levels of the game."
The committee is continuing to investigate allegations of homophobic abuse in a game involving Honduras.
