World soccer governing body FIFA said Thursday it will postpone South American qualifying matches for the 2022 Qatar World Cup after a request from the region’s football federation.
Matches originally scheduled to take place between March 23 and March 31 are postponed, the organization said, adding that new dates will be discussed. A number of Latin America’s top football stars play for European teams in countries that have seen significant cases of the virus and would have faced quarantines on their return to their home countries.
“FIFA will continue to assess the situation in relation to COVID-19 and will decide whether further changes to the schedule of South American FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers are required,” FIFA said, “always with the aim of protecting the health and safety of all individuals involved.”
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