Zurich, May 9 (BNA): Brazil and Argentina lost their appeals to FIFA on Monday and will have to play the World Cup qualifier match that was abandoned last year in Sao Paulo amid chaos on the field due to violations of the rules of the epidemic.
In one of the most bizarre scenes during the World Cup qualifying programme, Brazilian health officials took to the field minutes after kick-off last September to protest the quarantine status of some Argentine players.
Both countries easily qualified for the World Cup as the top two teams in the 10-nation South American group without having to play the abandoned match. They entered last month’s draw for the final tournament, which is scheduled to take place from November 21 to December 21. 18 in Qatar.
However, the latest FIFA ruling means that Brazil and Argentina will have to play their 18th qualifying match meaninglessly, possibly in September.
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