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Friendly between Brazil and Argentina is canceled
This Wednesday it was confirmed that the friendly between the Brazilian and Argentine teams was canceled. The match was scheduled for June 11 in Melbourne, Australia.
The information was made official by the coordinator of the Brazilian team, Juninho Paulista, who also assured that now the 'verdeamarela' will look for another rival in Africa to face on that date, since for the same month they have sporting commitments against the teams of South Korea and Japan.
It should be noted that a few days ago FIFA announced that the South American classic is going to be played, but this time it is the suspended match of day 6 of the South American Qualifiers, where the controversy was made present with the decision to postpone the meeting, because some Argentine players had not complied with the health protocols.
This commitment will be made on September 22 of this year, two months before the World Cup in Qatar. It should be noted that the main party interested in the cancellation of this match is the AFA, since it only has the match against the Italian national team on June 1 at Wembley, London, to play the new 'Finalissima'.
This game brings together the champion of the Copa América 2021 and the Eurocopa 2020, all with the intention of strengthening ties between CONMEBOL and UEFA, which have also opened an office in the English capital to plan matches and activities together that cover various disciplines. Like women's soccer.
