Confirmed. Dates 5 and 6 of the Qatar 2022 qualifiers, scheduled for the end of this month, have been suspended due to the strong refusal of European clubs to transfer to South American players.
Libero found out that Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president, could not persuade UEFA to release the selected players without any problems and, as a result, decided to postpone the double date.
The other options they managed in Conmebol were to move the qualifiers to the “Old Continent” or to play without the elements that are on the other side of the world.
However, the first alternative was ruled out due to high logistical costs, and the second was not accepted by all South American confederations.
The CONMEBOL statement
“The CONMEBOL Council has decided to suspend the double date of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers scheduled for March. The decision is due to the impossibility of having all South American players in time,” the South American entity begins through its networks. .
“FIFA will consider rescheduling the date, in coordination with CONMEBOL and member associations. The various options for organizing the matches will be explored soon,” they added.
Fixture of the ‘Bicolor’
The Peruvian team would face the first Bolivia in La Paz, on March 25, and then at Venezuela, in Lima, on the 30th of the same month.
Thinking about those duels, Ricardo Gareca had respected different microcycles that had the presence of local footballers. However, now the recent suspension has changed all plans.