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CBF coordinator Juninho Paulista said the June 11 match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was canceled at the request of the Argentine Football Association.
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The international friendly between Brazil and Argentina to be played in Australia next month has been cancelled, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Wednesday.
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CBF coordinator Juninho Paulista said the June 11 match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was canceled at the request of the Argentine Football Association.
“We were prepared with all the necessary logistics for this game, because we understood that we had to fulfill this contract,” Juninho told a news conference.
The Argentine Football Association was not immediately available for comment.
FIFA said on Monday that South American rivals should replay the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, which were held in Sao Paulo in September last year due to alleged COVID-19 violations by Argentina, reports Xinhua news agency. was abandoned.
Juninho said the CBF is in talks to find another opponent during FIFA’s next international window. Brazil will face South Korea in Seoul on June 2 and Japan in Tokyo four days later.
“The talks are still in the early stages. We are likely to play an African team and we expect the match to be held in Europe,” he said.
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