FIFA agreed to replay the match between Brazil and Argentina for the World Cup Qualifiers six months after the contentious ban, with Brazilian authorities having the power to occupy the field. The date has not yet been set, and the five minutes played prior to the ban will not be taken into account.
The match became known as the Anvisa Classic after a series of blunders by Brazilian federations and corporations. FIFA deemed the two federations guilty and imposed a punishment, as well as suspending the four Argentine players engaged in the incident.
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Brazil x Argentina will be highlighted
FIFA reached the ultimate verdict on the postponed game between Brazil and Argentina for the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers after a long delay. The Disciplinary Committee announced that the battle would have to be rescheduled for a later date and location.
The suspension of the match was the consequence of a number of errors by the parties concerned, according to the entity’s investigations. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) both claimed the match’s points, but they were judged guilty.
Because the two teams have already been classified for Qatar, the additional encounter will have little impact on the tournament standings. The match was expected to be “forgotten” due to the postponement, but the teams will now need to clear time on their calendars to handle this pressing problem.
Game location and date have not yet been set.
The FIFA decision did not specify the location or date of the classic’s staging. The tendency, according to the Argentine station TyC Sports, is for it to be held in June, when there will be a FIFA Date and the teams will be playing friendly in Europe.
Italy and Argentina have already scheduled a match, and there is a good chance that Brazil will play England at the same time. As a result, the picks took advantage of the situation.
The same report indicates that the game will not be hosted in South America again. There is also the option of competing in the World Cup stage in Qatar. However, practical issues should put the concept to rest.
Federations are punished for confusion
FIFA fined the CBF CHF 500,000 (about R$2.8 million) for difficulties with the event’s management and the AFA CHF 200,000 (roughly R$1.1 million) for failing to meet their match preparation duties.
On Twitter, the AFA president indicated that he would appeal the ruling. The CBF expressed its displeasure with the decision in a message, but did not rule out the possibility of a reversal.
Argentine players receive suspension
FIFA also suspended the Argentine players engaged in the incident for two games in addition to the penalties collected by the federations. For failing to follow the “International Protocol on the Return to Football,” Cristian Romero, Emiliano Buenda, Emiliano Martinez, and Giovani Lo Celso were fined.
Argentina’s next two qualifiers, against Venezuela and Ecuador, will be without the four players. As a result, they are free to play Brazil in the rescheduled encounter.
Remember how the controversy of the “Anvisa Classic” was
The classic match between Brazil and Argentina on September 5, 2021 lasted just four minutes. Four players were informed by technicians from Argentina’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) that they had broken sanitary rules upon entering the nation.
When the four Premier League players arrived in Brazil, they were subjected to a 14-day quarantine. They did not, however, alert Brazilian officials, who were only informed the day before the game. They had all been inoculated against Covid and were Covid-negative.
Following that, Anvisa, the Ministry of Health, and AFA had a series of discussions, but no agreement was achieved. As a consequence, they decided to notify them on the field as soon as they were ready to go.
As a consequence, Venezuelan referee Jess Noel Valenzuela called the game off, claiming that Anvisa agents had infiltrated the field. The battle was called off when CBF and AFA defended. Because of a lack of cooperation among those involved, the event had negative implications.
The game might be utilized as a warm-up for the World Cup now that the two teams have been classified. On the other side, plans to take advantage of the calendar gap to face European opponents will be greatly impeded.
