The curtain has come completely down on the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers scheduled for later this year, after resolving controversy surrounding its last standout matches by canceling the South American Clasico between Brazil and rival Argentina for good. , according to which the union of the two countries announced in two separate statements.
And each of them reported that the Brazilian Football Confederation, the Argentine Football Association “and the International Football Federation + FIFA + have settled the dispute in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)”.
They added that the date set for September 22 next year will be dedicated to hosting two friendlies for each of the two teams in preparation for the Qatar World Cup final scheduled for November 20 and December 18 next year.
Last Wednesday, the Brazilian Football Confederation announced the refusal to repeat this match, which was scheduled for September 5, 2021 in Sao Paulo, as part of the sixth round of the South American qualification.
“Having received the request of coach Tite and coordinator Juninho Paulista, Brazilian Football Confederation President Edinaldo Rodriguez will attempt to suspend the match,” the CBF said in a statement.
And in February last year, the International Football Association (FIFA) ordered Brazil and Argentina, which were the guarantors of the final, to repeat their match, which was stopped a few minutes after it began due to violations related to coronavirus-related protocols. virus in the visiting team.
Just seven minutes into the match, Brazilian health officials stormed into the stadium, leading to a big argument, after which the Argentine footballers entered the dressing room and did not return to the pitch, causing the match to be stopped for good.
And health authorities said at the time that four Argentine professional players in the English Premier League at the time were to be placed in “immediate quarantine” for violating Corona pandemic protocols.
The CBF said in a statement that FIFA had previously agreed with the Argentine Football Association to cancel the match.
“The CBF will accept the agreement proposed by FIFA and the Argentine Federation that the national team will not play a match against Argentina in September,” the statement said.
For his part, Rodriguez said: “Given the position of the technical staff, we will now ask FIFA to cancel the match. Our priority is to win the World Cup for the sixth time in Qatar.”