FIFA are not planning to take any action against Ecuadorean striker Ivan Kaviedes for donning a Spider-Man mask to celebrate his goal against Costa Rica in their Group A clash on Thursday.

Markus Siegler, FIFA's Director of Communications told reporters on Friday: "Well to be honest, there is nothing in the laws to forbid this kind of thing."

Asked if wearing a face-mask fell into the same general area of the FIFA regulations that bans players from taking off their shirts in celebration or displaying political slogans on T-shirts under their playing kit, Siegler replied:

"Let's not get too petty about this. If it was a trend that was to catch on, well that might be different."

Television pictures flashed around the globe showed Kaviedes celebrating in comic-book style after he scored the third goal in the South American side's 3-0 win, which assured Ecuador of a place in the second round.

But the 29-year-old targetman said there was also a serious side to his celebration -- a tribute to former international Otilino Tenorio, who died last year aged 25 in a car crash.

"We were having a good time and we had the feeling that Otilino was with us out there," said Agustin Delgado, the scorer of Ecuador's second goal. "He always made us laugh."