Right, I'm signing off for the evening. I would like to say it was a pleasure but that would be a lie. We should have been treated to a high-octane World Cup qualifier between two South American heavyweights. Instead we had eight minutes of play followed by a walk-off, arguments and finally a training session. But we were treated to a worldie by Atletico Mineiro's goalkeeper Everson smash a goal in from distance! Thanks all and good night.
John is referring to Guinea-Morocco being called off because of a coup attempt in Guinea's capital Conakry earlier today...
The Qatar 2022 qualifying fixture was abandoned in early September after Brazilian health officials entered the pitch and attempted to detain four then Premier League-based Argentine players. Emiliano Buendia, Emiliano Martinez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero have received two-match bans for not complying with FIFA protocols, with the clash to be replayed at an as yet unannounced later date.
