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FIFA advised to postpone all June internationals

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Friday, 03 April 2020 14:45

An FIFA working group tracking the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has recommended that all men's and women's international matches scheduled for the June 2020 window be postponed.

If enacted, the measure is likely to result in the postponement of the semifinals and final of the CONCACAF Nations League, set to take place in the United States on June 4 and 7. CONCACAF didn't immediately respond to a request seeking comment.

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The announcement was made by the FIFA-Confederations working group, which was recently established by the Bureau of the FIFA Council to address the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The group includes the FIFA administration and secretary generals and top executives from all confederations.

Among the recommendations announced was organizing "bilateral discussions with confederations concerning 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in order to finalise a revised match schedule pending health and safety developments."

The working group also will work "to include the new dates of the Women's Olympic football tournament in the women's international match calendar," as well as to create "a sub-working group on the women's international match calendar to consider potential changes to the calendar and dates of postponed FIFA final tournaments."

The FIFA-Confederations working group also recommended the postponement of the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup, which was scheduled to take place in Panama and Costa Rica starting in August, as well as the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup, set to be hosted by India in November.

The CONCACAF Nations League matches were scheduled to be played in Houston on June 4, with the third-place match and final set to take place three days later in Dallas. The U.S. and Honduras comprised one semifinal with the other to be contested by Mexico and Costa Rica.

There is no word on when the Nations League might be rescheduled. The September, October and November international windows had been slated to hold CONCACAF World Cup qualifying matches, but given the fluidity of the situation as it relates to the pandemic, those dates now appear to be in question.

The recommendation comes two days after UEFA announced the postponement of the Euro 2020 qualifying playoffs and international friendlies planned for June.

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