Turkey have been ordered by world soccer's governing body FIFA to play their next six home matches at a neutral venue and behind closed doors, following a fracas after their World Cup play-off second-leg against Switzerland in Istanbul, last November.

The punishment also includes Switzerland's Benjamin Huggel and Turkey's Alpay Ozalan and Emre Belozoglu have been banned for six games for their part in the incident.

Turkey have also been fined 200,000 Swiss francs (£88,000).

Players and officials from both sides were involved in a scuffle in the tunnel after the final whistle of the ill-tempered second-leg of the play-off in qualification for Germany 2006.

The fracas saw Swiss substitute defender Stephane Grichting needing hospital treatment after receiving a kick in the groin.

Meanwhile, Turkey's Serkan Balci also gets a two-match suspension and, Mehmet Ozdilek, who has since left his role as the national side's assistant coach, has been banned from taking part in any football-related activity, within associations, confederations or FIFA for 12 months.

Switzerland's physiotherapist, Stephan Meyer, has also been handed a two-game suspension.

“I describe this decision as unacceptable. This is a political decision rather than a sports decision,” Turkey's sports minister Mehmet Ali Sahin told NTV news channel.

The Turkish FA and those players given six-match bans can appeal against the punishments and go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.

Turkey won the second-leg of the tie in Istanbul on 16 November 4-2, but were beaten to a berth at the World Cup on the away-goals rule, after losing the first leg to Switzerland on the 12th November 2-0 in Bern.

Here is a full list of the FIFA punishments:

The Turkish Football Federation

- Ordered to play next six home matches behind closed doors in a neutral venue in another country and to pay all organisational costs with regard to these six matches.

- Fined 200,000 Swiss francs ($154,200) plus procedural costs of 20,000 Swiss francs (CHF).

Alpay Ozalan (Turkey player)

- Suspended for Turkey's next six matches.

- Fined 15,000 Swiss francs plus costs of 1,000 Swiss francs (CHF).

Emre Belozoglu (Turkey player)

- Suspended for Turkey's next six matches.

- Fined 15,000 Swiss francs plus costs of 1,000 Swiss francs (CHF).

Serkan Balci (Turkey player)

- Suspended for Turkey's next two matches.

- Fined 5,000 Swiss francs plus costs of 500 Swiss francs (CHF).

Mehmet Ozdilek (Turkey assistant coach)

- banned from taking part in any football-related activity for 12 months.

- fined 15,000 Swiss francs plus costs of 1,000 Swiss francs (CHF).

Benjamin Huggel (Switzerland player)

- Suspended for Switzerland's next six matches.

- Fined 15,000 Swiss francs plus costs of 500 Swiss francs (CHF).

Stephan Meyer (Switzerland physiotherapist)

- Suspended for Switzerland's next two matches.

- Fined 6,500 Swiss francs plus costs of 500 Swiss francs (CHF).