Do you fans remember the strange scene of the World Preliminary Tournament in South America last September: the strong dialogue between Brazil and Argentina was only played for 5 minutes, and then it was forcibly interrupted by the Brazilian health department, so the game was cut off and has not been completed so far.
After 5 months, FIFA finally gave the punishment result after a multi-party investigation. Both the Brazilian Football Federation and the Argentine Football Association have been given hefty fines, and several Argentine internationals have been banned for violating epidemic prevention regulations. The World Preliminary Round will be replayed, the exact time and location are to be determined.
On Monday night local time, FIFA announced on its official website the official announcement of the World Preliminary Tournament against Brazil vs Argentina. After a thorough investigation of the parties concerned, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee concluded that the reason for the beheading of the match was negligence on the part of the parties involved in the performance of their respective responsibilities or obligations. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided that the tournament will be rematched on a date and venue chosen by FIFA.
The penalties for violators are as follows - 1. The Brazilian Football Association has a fine of 500,000 Swiss francs for violating the safety order agreement; 2, the Argentine Football Association has a fine of 200,000 Swiss francs for failing to follow the safety order, game preparation and obligation agreements; 3, the Brazilian Football Association and the Argentine Football Association have forsaken the game and fined 50,000 Swiss francs each; 4. Argentine players Martinez (Villa), Buendia (Villa), Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) and Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) have been called up for international matches of FIFA. He was suspended for 2 games each.
After the official announcement of the penalty results, the Argentine Football Association immediately appealed, and the president of the Argentine Football Association, Tapia, said: "As the president of the Argentine Football Association, I promise that we will make every effort to appeal the fines imposed by FIFA and the penalties imposed by players. ”
The official statement of the Argentine Football Federation said: "With regard to the results of the match penalty notified by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to Argentina vs Brazil, the Argentine Football Association has requested the Disciplinary Committee to provide a legal basis for filing an appeal at the appropriate time and in an appropriate form. We must defend the interests of the Argentine Football Association and the players, and we believe that fifa's penalty decision is inconsistent with the facts and regulations invoked with what happened. ”
As of press time, the Brazilian Football Association has not responded.
We go back to that game, on September 5 last year, Brazil played argentina at home, two traditional giants. Superstars such as Messi, Neymar, Di Maria, Casemiro and so on have appeared. But after only 5 minutes of kicking, Brazil's National Health Supervision Agency (ANVISA) led plainclothes police to break into the stadium and arrest people, resulting in the termination of the game.
Brazil's anti-epidemic department reasoned that four Argentine internationals from Premier League clubs had a history of staying in the Uk, provided false information when entering Brazil, and therefore did not accept quarantine and did not have the conditions to play: "These 4 players must be immediately deported". Argentine players and Brazilian plainclothes police officers also clashed physically.
The Argentine national team then left Brazil to return home, and the much-publicized South American-American ratio was forced to cut off and reduced to a farce. The front page of the newspaper As had the headline: "Shameful World Preliminary Round". FIFA announced an investigation into the matter.
Now, nearly half a year later, the results of the investigation have only been released, and in fact, they are no longer painful. Because Brazil and Argentina qualified early from the South American zone early, they locked up Qatar's World Cup qualification. Brazil won 15-12 and drew 3, and Argentina won 15-10 and drew 5, both of which remain unbeaten.
Journalist César Luis Merlo reported that this World Preliminary Tournament play-off may be scheduled for June, and Brazil and Argentina should not take it as a ready-made warm-up match before the start of the World Cup, no better than those cat and dog games?