As Argentina great Lionel Messi and Brazil star Neymar watched on, the qualifier was halted on Sunday and chaos ensued. The initial spotlight was on Britain’s requirements for anyone returning from South America to enter mandatory hotel quarantine for 10 days. THE ARRIVALThe Argentina squad arrived in Brazil last Friday morning from Caracas, where they’d beaten Venezuela 3-1 the previous night. Rather than deporting the players, as Anvisa noted was within its powers, quarantine was recommended. The Brazilian Chief of Staff office said in a statement it had not received requests for exceptional waivers for Argentina players.

Source: thestar September 06, 2021 20:31 UTC