[6] On August 6, 2004 the FIFA Emergency Committee unanimously awarded the rights to host the event to Canada over South Korea (Japan did not submit an official bid).

During extra time, Chile's Jaime Grondona scored in the 96th minute, but Nigerian players claimed the goal was offside.

Despite their protests, referee Howard Webb allowed the goal to stand, and goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa received a yellow card for his dissent.

When asked directly if he believed Webb was racist, Bosso replied, "It's good for FIFA to bring in the fight against racism, but they have to follow it to the letter so that the implementation will be done.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was also sanctioned for allowing players to wear T-shirts with religious statements under their game jerseys.

[13] After the match, Stark and his colleagues were surrounded by Chilean players, prompting members of the Toronto Police Service to intervene and restrain them.

[14] A brawl subsequently broke out between several Chilean players, team delegates, and police outside Toronto's National Soccer Stadium.

[18] Three minutes later, Harold Mayne-Nicholls, president of the Chilean National Association of Professional Football (ANFP), asked the players to exit the bus and board a different one.

[19] FIFA spokesman John Schumacher stated, "The Chilean players were detained by the police to de-escalate the situation that was taking place in front of the stadium.

[23] In response, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper remarked, "International soccer matches are hotly contested and often become very emotional.

"[23] According to Canadian media reports, a Chilean team member punched a female police officer in the face before Peralta was tasered.

[24][25] An internal review led by Superintendent Jim Ramer concluded that officers acted professionally and with "an immense amount of restraint" during the conflict outside BMO Field.

The report further detailed that the violence escalated as Chilean players dismantled armrests and footrests from bus seats, smashing windows to throw objects such as D batteries, clothes hangers, and deodorant cans at police.