01 Jul 2026, 00:54
Kuman sent a message after the match: “Niederland’s” racist insults at the World Cup in Morocco
- Kuman shared a message after the match with racist insults aimed at Morocco’s players
- KNVB has opened an investigation into racist statements in the match report, which Timmermans made
- The association filed a complaint about racist remarks in the match report
Ronald Kuman sent a message after the match: he was banned from Morocco’s World Cup after the match report in the 1/8 final against Morocco.
In an Instagram post, Kuman wrote that he was “shocked” by the racist insults he received during the match. He also said that he had not expected such a reaction.
Kuman previously spoke about Niederland’s racist remarks in 2023. He said that he was “shocked” by the incident: “I was insulted for my country in 2018–2020.”
The match report contains racist insults directed at the players, which were recorded in the match report. According to the Netherlands Football Association (KNVB), the match report includes the racist statements made by Oustin Kluivert and Quinten Timberu, and Kristen Summeveld.
KNVB stated that it has been reported to Meld Online Discriminatie, and the match report includes the insults that were made. The association says the statements are racist and are aimed at the players.
In addition, the association said that it will investigate whether the first incident was a racist insult in the match report. For example, in the Netherlands in 2020, a case was reported involving Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Deijdon Sancho.
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