The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in September 2021 was deserted after well being officers intervened over breach of COVID-19 protocol
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in September 2021 was deserted after well being officers intervened over breach of COVID-19 protocol
Brazil and Argentina misplaced their appeals to FIFA and must play the World Cup qualifying recreation that was deserted final 12 months in Sao Paulo amid chaos on the sphere brought on by pandemic rule breaches.
In probably the most weird scenes throughout the qualifying programme for the 2022 World Cup, Brazilian well being officers got here onto the sphere minutes after kickoff final September to dispute the quarantine standing of some Argentina gamers.
Both countries easily qualified for the World Cup as the top two teams within the 10-nation South American group while not having to play the deserted recreation. They took part in the draw last month for the final tournament, which is scheduled to be performed from Nov. 21-Dec. 18 in Qatar.
Nonetheless, the newest FIFA ruling means Brazil and Argentina appear positive to need to play their basically meaningless 18th qualifying recreation, probably in September.
It is perhaps the second time the rivals meet forward of going to Qatar.
For the reason that unique FIFA disciplinary ruling in February—which imposed fines, participant suspensions and an order to replay the qualifier—the soccer federations of Brazil and Argentina agreed to play a pleasant recreation in Australia.
That “Superclasico” is scheduled for June 11 in Melbourne.
The 2 federations might problem FIFA once more in an attraction to the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the replay order.
FIFA did minimize the quantity the 2 federations had been fined. Brazil now has been ordered to pay 250,000 Swiss francs ($251,000) for “infringements associated to order and safety” on the recreation. Argentina has now been fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($100,500) for “obligations in relation to the preparation of and its participation within the match.” Each may also pay 50,000 Swiss francs ($50,250) for the sport being deserted.
4 Argentina gamers with Premier League golf equipment had been accused of falsifying coronavirus declarations to enter Brazil by failing to state that they had been in red-listed Britain within the earlier 14 days.
Emiliano Buendía, Emiliano Martínez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero obtained two-match bans from FIFA-organized video games.
Argentina will face Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia on the World Cup. Brazil will play Switzerland, Serbia and Cameroon.
