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UEFA released the Return-to-Play Protocol for national soccer teams
UEFA released the Return-to-Game Protocol for national soccer teams on Monday, in a document that includes the possibility that a game is decided by draw if it is not due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Even with a limited calendar until the end of the year, UEFA explained that it will always try to reschedule a match for a new date, if it does not happen due to the new coronavirus, but if that is not possible, the association that has had cases of infected players will be considered. defeated.
“The association responsible for the game will not be played or will not be played in its entirety will receive a withdrawal. This will not happen if UEFA concludes that neither or both teams are responsible for the game not being played or not being played. play. in total, which means that a withdrawal cannot be declared. If it is not possible to assign a withdrawal, the result of the game will be decided by lottery, “reads the organization’s website.
Even if a team has one or more positive cases, the match they have scheduled will still be played if the players are placed in mandatory quarantine or self-isolation.
“The match will remain on schedule as long as that team has at least 13 players available, including at least one goalkeeper, with negative evidence,” UEFA said.
The Executive Committee also made an exception in the matter of refereeing teams, with the possibility, if there is a judge with a positive test, of the appointment of substitutes who do not belong to the international squad of FIFA and who are of the same nationality. than one of the teams that will compete.
The covid-19 pandemic has already claimed at least 847,071 deaths and infected more than 25.2 million people in 196 countries and territories, according to a report by the French agency AFP.
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