Russia have been handed a suspended disqualification and a fine of €150,000 from UEFA following the crowd trouble that ensued after their 1-1 draw with England on Saturday.
The unsavory scenes in the stadium resulted in "charges relating to crowd disturbance, use of fireworks and racist behavior" being brought before the Russian football union (RFU).
The governing body of European football ruled that a suspended disqualification be imposed that will remain in place for the duration of the tournament - further crowd trouble would see the Russia being disqualified from the tournament.
A statement from UEFA said that:
The Independent UEFA Controls, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) met today in Paris to deal with the disciplinary proceedings opened against the Russian football Union (RFU) following the incidents which occurred inside the Stade Velodrome in Marseille at the UEFA Euro 2016 match against England on 11 June (1-1).
Charges relating to crowd disturbances, use of fireworks and racist behaviour has been brought against the RFU, and the CEBD decided to impose the following sanctions.
- A fine of €150,000.
- A suspended disqualification of the Russian national team UEFA Euro 2016 for the crowd disturbances. In accordance with Article 20 of the the UEFA disciplinary Regulations*, this disqualification is suspended until the end of the tournament. Such suspension will be lifted if incidents of a similar nature (crowd disturbances) happen inside the stadium at any of the remaining matched of the Russian team during the tournament.
In other words, they're still in the tournament as long as there's no repeat of what we saw in Marseille.
