Gab Marcotti joins Dan Thomas and Steve Nicol on ESPN FC to make sense of the scenes in Brazil, where a World Cup qualifier vs. rival Argentina was called off in the early minutes after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentinian players.
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The Brazilian newspapers gave so much stick after the copa america defeat that the Brazilian Football Association were mortally afraid of another defeat to Argentina on home soil. The plan was to disrupt the game and force Argentina to play with a weakened side, to ensure at least a draw. However, the two Lionels, Messi and Scaloni were smart to spot the unfairness and walk off. The drama afterwards was just politicising, and the Brazilian press were happy to make the Argentines the scapegoats.
The place to be and visit. Love the peace and time given there.
Coverup19 is political tool, since the beginning, not strange ?
Reciprocity. Brazil 1 vs UK 0
Brazil should get the 3 points because the arrogant lied at the Brazilian immigration
Brazil did not want Messi to surpass Pele on its soil.
Brasil should win and that's that rules are rules should be no room for grey áreas leave the field you forfeit
If Brazil were to drop neymar from their squads they would be an absolutely better team just saying
This old guy is nuts. ESPN as always Messi zombies. Say Argentina did nothing wrong. Hahahah
if they dont get argentinaaa in the worldcup ill be maadly pissed
Football World ashamed of bresilians' health authority. The Bresilian's team should be punish for that and Lost that game
The big hypocrisy is that while Argentina and Colombia refused to take the heat in hosting Copa America in 2021. Brazil took the heat and hosted the unpopular covid 19 Cup. Thus giving a last chance for Messi to be a national hero. Today the Brazilian are the villain because they stop this WC qualifying game.
Brazil couldn't stomach another loss on their home turf by Messi. That's a fact!
This nonsense has to stop.
Covid related news doesn't even amaze us these days. Everything looks normal.
Brazil will be penalized for bringing police to the field
You sir are lying, get your facts straight.
Complete BS by the Brazilian health authorities.
'Health Care Officials' are the new little wannabe Nazis. Authoritarian little bastards.
Dear COVID, if you're really fatal, please claim my life, so I don't have to hear or deal or live with the most disgusting creatures to ever walk this earth.
Humans, and their BS
Brazil did this because they couldn’t get their players from England and Argentina could, and so they were afraid to loose. Which they would have, at home, again. It was all set up from the top to force Argentina off the field. The same protocols were in place for last time the brazucas lost ??
Wow, politics galore and b.s.
The rare china connolly found because hub steadily greet circa a vague ornament. cheap, violet pressure
Neymar score 5 goal in 7 minutes haha
Gov said 4 Arg players got fake information … hardly to believe considering Immigration can track their whereabout in the Airport CBF, AFA and CONMEBOL agreed on the 4 dudes to play previous the match knowing they act in Premier League, the latest PCR tests were NG .. CBF and CONMEBOL are responsible to let the match go! Copa America allowed Brazilian players from UK but 2022 qualifiers NG for Argentina .. nasty eh?
Management failures
Globohomo is flexing
It’s all a farce
wait..so now Bolsenaro cares about covid?
they stopped the match because they knew they were going to lose horribly i mean brazil is the country who's president has tested positive for covid and he even denied covid is a thing, and now they are so super protective of covid that their police came inside the pitch to drag argentinian players out ? makes no sense
Give both teams one point.
Easy Brazil win. 5-0
Yet, we Americans who DONT want the border hoppers here, spreading c-19 like wildfire, are branded bigots. Lmaooooooooo
The Argentina should of stick around until it was decided what to do next , but they are very ignorant and decided to leave the field and lied about the whole situation , so the Brazilian team gets the three points that’s my opinion
Well you know you guys have to think about this now, no player no matter how great he is, can ever be better than Pele if they come from a country with less than 3 world cups. All won while Joa Havelange was president of FIFA btw
Well since we’re going by the rules then the whole Brazilian team has been exposed and must be quarantined
Brazil is so stupid and lame and scared, nobody should go play in Brazil anymore
Fascism
I just want to know ONE THING, if the freaking Brazilian health authorities WERE SOOOOO CONCERNED with the health of the Brazilian people, then WHY didn’t they walk on to the field even before or at the moment the whistle blew to start the game??!!! They waited 5 minutes before trying to protect the health of freaking Brazil???!!! Why did they let those contaminated players so close to those pure Brazilian players gosh darn it!!!
bulkshit brazilian football team world know brazil and arjentina but this bothe team stooed this game i am not reapict this team bullshi.
They are still mad coz they lost Copa America !!!
Independence day ?? ❤️
They moved the Euro and the Olympics by a year, they should move WC to 2023. And most of this could be avoided.
Fora argentinos vai fazer a quarentena.??????????
Because the brazilian official
Much more to it than meets the eye….
Brazil are scared of Argentina.
brazillian gov is stupid or what? lol
Because the Argentinians lied when they entered in Brazil.