Albania were hit with the biggest fine, a 100,000 Swiss francs punishment for incidents during the match away at Italy in March, which was held up for several minutes when flares were thrown onto the pitch.
Moreover, Brazil has been fined CHF 35,000, Argentina CHF 20,000 and Mexico CHF 10,000 for various incidents involving discriminatory and unsporting conduct by fans, including homophobic chants.
Albania supporters interrupted play for almost 10 minutes during the second half of their match in Palermo, forcing the referee to take the teams off the pitch.
Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico were again fined for the latest round of anti-gay slurs aimed by fans at opposing goalkeepers despite a Federation Internationale de Football Association campaign to curb the practice in Latin America.
Italy's association has been fined 15,000 Swiss francs (£11,701) for incidents during the game, which the home side won 2-0.
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There were also fines for Bosnia (35,000 Swiss francs), Poland (17,500 Swiss francs) and Montenegro (15,000 Swiss francs) for various incidents involving the use of pyrotechnics by fans during matches last month. Costa Rica was warned for the same offense.
The Chinese federation was also warned because coach Marcello Lippi did not attend the mandatory prematch news conference.
World football's governing body also fined seven other member associations for various forms of crowd trouble during the most recent round of World Cup qualifiers.
The disciplinary report reveals the Azzurri were fined for "improper conduct among spectators" due to the "letting off of incendiary devices".
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