Official: Conmebol and FIFA suspend the March matches of the South American Qualifiers | Qualifiers – South America

It remains to decide when these games will be played. Everything indicates, at this moment, that the matches will be played in September and October. In the two rounds in March, the Brazilian team would face Colombia in Barranquilla and Argentina in Recife.

The reason for the suspension is due to the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences. In this case, the non-release of South American players by European clubs.

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England, for example, requires players to go through a 10-day quarantine after returning from South America, which would make it impossible for them to participate in decisive games for their clubs. For this reason, FIFA released clubs from assigning them to national teams.

The South American Qualifiers are played in a round-trip format, everyone against everyone. The first four qualify directly for the Qatar Cup, and the fifth gets a place in the playoff, against a representative from another continent, to be defined.

After four (out of 18) rounds, Brazil leads with 12 points, a 100% success rate. In March, the team would play Colombia in Barranquilla and Argentina in Recife.

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