FIFA initiates disciplinary action against Argentina, Brazil

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Disciplinary proceedings were opened by FIFA against Argentina and Brazil over the chaos that led to their World Cup qualifier being suspended after Brazilian health officials stormed the field to question the quarantine status of players.

FIFA cited ongoing legal procedures as the reason it could not provide specifics on the alleged rule breaches or comment on whether it could also have been partly culpable, along with South American confederation CONMEBOL, for the saga that led to the game being halted on Sunday.

FIFA did not specify which regulations the football federations from Argentina and Brazil were being investigated for breaching. Four of Argentina's EPL players were accused of flouting quarantine requirements in Sao Paulo and of falsifying Brazilian Coronavirus declarations by not stating they had been in red-listed Britain in the previous 14 days.

"Following the analysis of the official match reports related to the FIFA World Cup qualifier match between Brazil and Argentina, FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened involving both member associations," FIFA said in a statement. "The two teams were asked to provide further information on the facts that led to the suspension of the match, which will be gathered and then reviewed by FIFA's disciplinary committee."

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