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After several postponements of international games related to the crown, criticism of the football association is growing.
It soon became clear that Corona would help in part to shape the game plan and results of UEFA’s competitions. In the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers, several games had to be canceled in the summer.
In the group phases there were no changes, but at least some fakes. Dynamo Kiev had to play the away game against FC Barcelona without 9 regular players. 2 weeks earlier, league competitor Shakhtar Donetsk had mistracked (Corona-) weakened to the match against Real Madrid, but then surprisingly won the match.
Turbulence in Norway
Last weekend the match between Romania and Norway did not take place in League B of the Nations League. The Norwegians registered a case of corona, after which the Oslo health authorities sent the national team to quarantine at home and refused to leave. As in the case of Switzerland – Ukraine, the UEFA Disciplinary Committee will have to decide how the game will be graded.
All these cases mean that UEFA is under increasing pressure. The director of the Norwegian health authority has not only quarantined his own national team, but has also called on UEFA to cancel international competitions. “For a while it is not recommended to meet at major international events and games,” he said on Norwegian TV.
2 games at the Corona Vienna hotspot
On Wednesday, however, Norway will meet Austria with an emergency team quickly assembled in Vienna. Ironically, in a country that has declared a second lockdown due to the rampant pandemic.
A test match between South Korea and Qatar also took place at Corona’s hotspot in Vienna on Tuesday. In South Korea, 6 players and 2 coaches had tested positive shortly before. However, the game was played, South Korea won 2-1.
Mourinho scoffed
Tottenham Hotspur’s star coach José Mourinho also commented on the overall situation in European football on Instagram. «A great week of football. Great emotions in international matches, great friendlies and total security ”, wrote the Portuguese.
One of the best players may not be available for Mourinho in the next few days. South Korean Heung-min Son is now in quarantine with his national team at a Vienna hotel.
