Villa escapes action
Spain striker David Villa has escaped punishment for striking Honduras defender Emilio Izaguirre on Monday night.
The new Barcelona recruit scored twice in the match to secure a 2-0 victory for the European champions but was captured on camera hitting out at Izaguirre as the pair waited for a set-piece to be taken late in the first half.
Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura took no action at the time and a spokesman for FIFA said on Wednesday: "The disciplinary committee of FIFA have examined the situation and have found no grounds to open a case against David Villa."
That leaves the star striker free to play in his team's vital third Group H match against Chile.
FIFA are unlikely to take any action against France captain Patrice Evra, who missed his team's official pre-match press conference before the game against South Africa in Bloemfontein.
They also confirmed they have not started proceedings against France coach Raymond Domenech for his refusal to shake hands with his South Africa counterpart Carlos Alberto Parreira after the game.
FIFA had no comment to make on reports Slovakia coach Vladimir Weiss swore at and threatened to punch a journalist during a briefing on Tuesday. The briefing was not an official FIFA briefing, so there was no immediate reaction from the world governing body to the alleged incident.
