Confirmed. Dates 5 and 6 of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers, scheduled for the end of this month, have been suspended due to European clubs’ strong refusal to concede to South American players.
Libero discovered that Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, could not convince UEFA to release the various selected players without any problems and so they decided to postpone the double date.
The other options they covered in Conmebol were to move the qualifiers to the ‘old continent’ or play without the elements on the other side of the world.
However, the first alternative was ruled out due to the high logistical costs and the second was not accepted by all South American confederations.
Conmebol statement
“The CONMEBOL Council has decided to postpone the double date of the Qatar 2022 qualifiers scheduled for March. The decision is due to the impossibility of having all South American players on time,” the South American entity said. through his social networks. .
FIFA will analyze the rescheduling of the date, in collaboration with CONMEBOL and its affiliated associations. The different options for holding the matches will be examined shortly, “they add.
Luminaire de la ‘Bicolor’
The Peruvian team would be the first to take up Bolivia in La Paz, on March 25, and then to Venezuela, in Lima, on the 30th of the same month.
Thinking about those duels, Ricardo Gareca had been following several microphones that had the presence of local footballers. Now, however, the recent suspension has changed all plans.