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The World Cup South America qualifiers between Brazil and Argentina were canceled in the middle of the match due to COVID-19. Brazilian health authorities belatedly raided the stadium and canceled the big match.
By Kim Hyung-yeol, staff reporter.
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The match between Brazil and Argentina in São Paulo is suspended five minutes after the start.
Argentine players who arrived from England, including Son Heung-min's teammates Rosselso and Romero, did not follow the two-week self-quarantine, and Brazilian quarantine authorities entered the field.
[Brazilian quarantine authorities are trying to deport four Argentine players from England.]
Argentine players even protested and fought and left the field, and the captain, Messi, took off his uniform top, borrowed a camera reporter's vest, and returned to the field. Although
we
lost,
[Messi/Argentina captain: It has been three days since we came here, and no one has talked about the quarantine violation.] In the
end, the match was canceled, and the Argentine players left the stadium and returned home immediately.
FIFA and the South American Football Federation said they would thoroughly investigate the cause of the absurd match cancellation while respecting the COVID-19 quarantine.
(Video editing: Oh Young-taek, CG: Kim Jong-un)