Houston FIFA Fan Festival will reopen on July 9 for final matches in international tournament

FIFA said Tuesday it is investigating an incident involving streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed with a fan in the stands during the World Cup match between Argentina and Cape Verde on Friday.

IShowSpeed was livestreaming the game and could be heard asking a fan in an Argentina jersey what was being said toward him. The fan speaking Spanish appeared to tell IShowSpeed, who is Black, to "go cry to the zoo."

"FIFA strongly condemns racism, hate and discrimination in all forms," the soccer body said in a statement. "These actions have no place in football, at the FIFA World Cup, or anywhere in society. ... The FIFA World Cup is a celebration of unity, diversity and respect. It brings together people, cultures and communities from around the world, and anyone who acts in a manner that undermines these values is not welcome in our game."

Messages sent to IShowSpeed and publicists seeking comment were not immediately returned.

IShowSpeed, a 21-year-old American, has more than 50 million YouTube subscribers, 45 million Instagram followers, and 47 million on TikTok.

Two staff members of the U.S. soccer team were suspended by FIFA from Monday's round of 16 game against Belgium.

FIFA did not explain why it imposed the discipline on team manager Sam Zapatka and U.S. Soccer Federation vice president of security Frank Pannell.

The USSF did not give a reason on Tuesday other than to say it was not related to the successful effort to have forward Folarin Balogun's one-game red-card suspension lifted.

Zapatka has been the team's administrative manager since 2020 and has worked for the USSF since 2015.

The U.S. was eliminated from the World Cup with a 4-1 loss to Belgium.

Fans hoping to watch Tuesday's World Cup matches at Houston's FIFA Fan Festival will be unable to do so due to weather.

According to FIFA World Cup 26 Houston, the festival closed early Tuesday "due to continued weather conditions."

The festival will reopen Thursday, July 9, at 1:30 p.m.

Enzo Fernández scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.

The defending champions had trailed 2-0 after goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. But Argentina got two late goals in four minutes from Cristian Romero and Lionel Messi to get back in the game.

Messi also missed a chance in the first half when his penalty was saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir. He also hit the post when the score was 1-0.