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FIFA dismiss appeal, orders Brazil and Argentina to play abandoned World Cup qualifier

Football

By Reuters | May 09, 2022

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FILE: Argentina's Angel Di Maria argues with Brazil's David Luiz during their Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup South American Qualifiers football match, in Buenos Aires, on November 13, 2015. AFP

The FIFA Appeal Committee ruled on Monday that the abandoned World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina must be replayed after considering the appeals filed by the countries' football associations.

The qualifier in September was suspended just minutes after kickoff when Brazilian health officials invaded the pitch to stop Argentina's England-based players from playing, saying they had breached the country's COVID-19 quarantine rules.

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