Being a friendly in front of no one, involving little ole NZ, I don't see FIFA doing much apart from the hoping the storm will soon die away. Though the fact it happened basically twice on the same day in Austria in 2 separate international games, may see wider ramifications. Perhaps the Irish FA in brotherhood will invite the AWs to Dublin again later this year.
But if this ever happened in a competitive Socceroos game or age group Australia verus an Arab AFC team, it would be huge. There is definitely some West Asian Middle Eastern countries that want Australia out of the AFC. Not sure if there is much ill feeling between the West Asian bloc, and other East Asian countries like Japan, Sth Korea or China - but an AFC split between East & West is always a possibility. That would be a good thing for OFC. Today's incident in it's own little way, will add to that discussion.
Edit - oh in there is very dark irony that a guy from Qatar (Somali born google tells me) racially abuses a half Samoan guy playing for a team called the All Whites, in the country that gave the world the demigod of all racists.
But if this ever happened in a competitive Socceroos game or age group Australia verus an Arab AFC team, it would be huge. There is definitely some West Asian Middle Eastern countries that want Australia out of the AFC. Not sure if there is much ill feeling between the West Asian bloc, and other East Asian countries like Japan, Sth Korea or China - but an AFC split between East & West is always a possibility. That would be a good thing for OFC. Today's incident in it's own little way, will add to that discussion.
Edit - oh in there is very dark irony that a guy from Qatar (Somali born google tells me) racially abuses a half Samoan guy playing for a team called the All Whites, in the country that gave the world the demigod of all racists.