At that time, officials from the Anvisa health authority had entered the field to take three Argentine players off for alleged violations of corona regulations. As a result, FIFA initiated disciplinary proceedings against both national associations.
fines and suspensions
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has now come to the conclusion that the game was abandoned as a result of various breaches of duty and/or duty by the parties involved. It also imposed fines for this, with the Brazilian Football Association having to pay a total of 550,000 Swiss francs (about 524,000 euros) and the Argentine federation a total of 250,000 Swiss francs (238,000 euros).
Argentina internationals Emiliano Buendía, Emiliano Martínez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero have each been suspended for two games.
Argentina’s football president announces appeal
Argentina’s football association immediately announced that it would oppose the verdict. Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia wrote on Twitter that he “pledged to make all necessary efforts and appeal the FIFA ruling regarding the qualifier against Brazil”.
If the verdict is upheld and the game has to be played, a date should be found in June at the earliest. The last two regular qualifiers for both Brazil and Argentina are scheduled for the next suspension period in March.
Source: red/dpa