Brazil and Argentina lost their appeals to FIFA and will have to play the World Cup qualifying game that was abandoned last year in Sao Paulo amid chaos on the field caused by pandemic rule breaches. Both countries easily qualified for the World Cup as the top two teams in the 10-nation South American group without needing to play the …
ZURICH — Brazil and Argentina lost their appeals to FIFA on Monday and will have to play the World Cup qualifying game that was abandoned last year in Sao Paulo amid chaos on the field caused by pandemic rule breaches. Both countries easily qualified for the World Cup as the top two teams in the 10-nation South American group without …
FIFA on Monday ordered Brazil and Argentina to replay a World Cup qualifying match halted in Sao Paulo in September over alleged Covid-19 quarantine breaches by the visitors. Hours before the on-pitch drama in September, Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency said four Argentine players based at English clubs at the time should be placed in “immediate quarantine” for breaching Covid-19 …
