Brazil-Argentina of the world qualifiers will be replayed

Brazil-Argentina will have to be replayed. This was decided by the FIFA Disciplinary Commission after having carefully analyzed what happened in Sao Paulo on 5 September 2021 in the match valid for the World Cup qualifiers in Qatar. Shortly after the kick-off, the Brazilian health authorities had in fact entered the field and suspended the match accompanied by the police who wanted to “arrest” some Argentine footballers for violating international rules on anti-Covid protocols.

The measures

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The FIFA Commission not only established that the match must be replayed at a date and place yet to be determined, but also fined the two federations and suspended 4 Argentine players for two days (Emiliano Buendía, Emiliano Martínez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero) . The press release reads: “The Commission concluded that the abandonment of the match resulted from various shortcomings on the part of both parties involved and therefore decided to order the Brazilian Football Federation to pay a fine of 550,000 Swiss francs (approximately 525 thousand euros. , ed) for infringements relating to order and security and abandonment of the game and the Argentine one to the payment of a fine of 250,000 Swiss francs (238 thousand euros, ed) for failure to comply with the obligations regarding order and safety, preparation and participation in the match, as well as abandoning the match “.