Brazil against replaying abandoned Argentina World Cup qualifier

Health staff intervene in Sao Paulo last September. Image: Alamy Stock Photo Health staff intervene in Sao Paulo last September. Image: Alamy Stock Photo THE BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL Confederation said on Wednesday it did not want to replay an unfinished World Cup qualifying match with Argentina.

“After receiving the request from coach Tite and coordinator Juninho Paulista, the President of CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, will seek to suspend the match,” said a statement on the federation web site. The original fixture, in September last year, was halted when Brazilian health officials stormed on the pitch after seven minutes in Sao Paulo, alleging Covid-19 quarantine breaches by the visitors.World football’s governing body The CBF statement suggested that Fifa had already agreed with the Argentine Football Association to call the game off.

“The CBF will accept the agreement proposed by Fifa and the AFA for the national team not to play the match against the Argentines in September,” said the CBF. “Given the position of the coaching staff, we are now going to ask Fifa to cancel the match,” said Rodrigues. “Our priority is to win the a sixth World Cup in Qatar.”Differently Get closer to the stories that matter with exclusive analysis, insight and debate in The42 MembershipFollow us: the42.ie

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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