FIFA No. 9 announced that it had dismissed the complaints of the Argentine Football Federation and the Brazilian Football Federation, and the two countries must play the World Cup match that was not finished last September.
Faced with such an outcome, Messi and Neymar were speechless
In the World Cup South American qualifier on September 6 last year, Brazil's home match against Argentina was interrupted due to the intervention of Brazil's epidemic prevention department.
The game lasted only 5 minutes before it was stopped by the Brazilian health department. Brazilian health authorities, accompanied by police, interrupted the game. The reason they gave was that the Argentine team had 4 players (Martin Grande, Romero, Lo cereso and Buendia) who concealed their stay in the UK and wanted to immediately isolate and deport the 4 players. Argentina disagreed. The match could not be played, and the Argentine team had to fly out of Brazil.
Brazilian health department staff got into an argument with the Argentine players
Brazilian health authorities believe that the 4 Premier League players submitted false health declarations when they entered the country, did not carry out quarantine and refused inspection by health authorities in the hotel and stadium locker rooms. According to brazil's epidemic prevention regulations at that time, tourists who transited through the United Kingdom, South Africa and India within 14 days before entering the country had to quarantine for 14 days after arriving in Brazil.
Three days before the match, brazil's epidemic prevention department had warned Argentina. However, the epidemic prevention department did not take any coercive measures at that time, and the training of the Argentine team was not affected. To avoid possible problems, Argentina also protested to THEAID. Immediately after the Central Harmony of the South American Football Federation and the mediation of the three parties, the Brazilian Football Association promised four Premier League players to play. But unexpectedly, Brazil's epidemic prevention department suddenly killed, or interrupted the game.
Messi tried to save the game along with Alves, Neymar and Maquinhos, but failed. Messi said: "If so, why are they allowed to enter the stadium and play? They (Brazilian health officials) warned us, nothing more. Our players were allowed to train. It was a complete disaster, we were in Brazil for 3 days and they could have let our players go. ”
FIFA announced in February that the two teams would need to play a rematch on a chosen date, but both Argentina and Brazil have qualified for the World Cup in Qatar, and the two football associations see no need to play again.
But on Monday, FIFA announced that both sides must finish that match. However, FIFA has reduced the financial penalties imposed on the two football associations, from 550,000 Swiss francs to 250,000 Swiss francs for Brazil and from 250,000 francs to 100,000 Swiss francs for Argentina.