ZURICH (AP) — Brazil and Argentina misplaced their appeals to FIFA on Monday and should play the World Cup qualifying recreation that was deserted final 12 months in Sao Paulo amid chaos on the sphere attributable to pandemic rule breaches.
In one of the vital weird scenes throughout the qualifying program for the 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 nations simply certified for the World Cup as the highest two groups within the 10-nation South American group without having to play the deserted recreation. They took half within the draw final month for the ultimate event, which is scheduled to be performed from Nov. 21-Dec. 18 in Qatar.
However, the most recent FIFA ruling means Brazil and Argentina appear positive to need to play their basically meaningless 18th qualifying recreation, presumably in September.
It is likely to be the second time the rivals meet forward of going to Qatar.
Since the 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.
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The two federations may problem FIFA once more in an attraction to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the replay order.
FIFA did lower the quantity the 2 federations have been fined. Brazil now has been ordered to pay 250,000 Swiss francs ($251,000) for “infringements related to order and security” 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 in the match.”
Both will even pay 50,000 Swiss francs ($50,250) for the sport being deserted.
Four Argentina gamers with Premier League golf equipment have been accused of falsifying coronavirus declarations to enter Brazil by failing to state they’d been in red-listed Britain within the earlier 14 days.
Emiliano Buendía, Emiliano Martínez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero acquired 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.
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