Beijing time on September 6th, the World Cup South American qualifiers staged a ridiculous scene. In the attention-grabbing Bahrain-Afghanistan battle, the game was unexpectedly cut in half due to the intervention of Brazilian health officials after just over 6 minutes, and it did not resume thereafter. According to reports, the final decision of this game will be in the hands of FIFA, and it is possible to reschedule or directly penalize points.
The battle between Pakistan and Afghanistan originally attracted attention. The two South American giants met on a narrow road. The two teams sent out their main players to play, with Messi and Neymar each leading the starting line. However, an accident occurred just more than 6 minutes into the game. Brazilian health officials suddenly broke into the field and intervened in the game. They believed that Lo Celso, Martinez, Romero and Buendia, the four players who had returned from England, violated epidemic prevention regulations and were not eligible to play.
This approach by Brazilian health officials caused dissatisfaction in Argentina. Messi negotiated with referees and staff many times. The Argentine players believed that before the game they said they were all qualified to play, but then they said they were not qualified after kick-off. It was obviously intentional. Before the game ended, Messi directly said, "We are leaving" and expressed his attitude.
Brazilian health officials later gave an explanation. He said that four Argentine players falsified their entry declarations and did not mention that they had stayed in the UK. Otherwise, they would have to be quarantined in a hotel, but they arrived at the stadium. This is obviously a violation.
Both parties insisted on their own opinions, and the game was eventually cut in half. Subsequently, CONMEBOL issued an announcement confirming that the Brazil VS Argentina match was cut in half. The subsequent penalties related to this game have also become the focus of fans. CONMEBOL stated that the final decision on this game will be in the hands of FIFA, and FIFA will decide on follow-up measures based on the referee's report.
Argentinian media TYC also said that the referee's report is very important to the outcome of the game. The game may be rescheduled or points may be directly penalized, all of which require FIFA's final determination.
