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BRADENTON, Fla. – The Canada World Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands, scheduled for Sunday, was postponed until Monday due to a challenge with COVID-19 control at the Cayman camp.
The two were scheduled to start at four p. m. And at the IMG Academy.
Prior to the match, groups must provide FIFA with the negative effects of COVID-19 controls for all players and staff taken no earlier than 72 hours before accessing the site.
The Caymans were unable to provide such evidence, so FIFA, with Canada Soccer’, opted to postpone the match until Monday at 6 p. m. . m, pending follow-up to COVID protocols.
Canada Soccer stated that its players and staff had undergone negative tests prior to their arrival and remained at the camp in Florida.
Canadian men rank 73rd in the world, above the Part-Time Caymans.
Canada opened its qualifying crusade with a 5-1 win over Bermuda No. 169 in Orlando on Thursday. The Caymans lost 3-0 on Wednesday in Suriname No. 141, who stepped forward to 2-0-0 with a 6-0 defeat. to The No. 200 Aruba on Saturday in Bradenton.
Thirty CONCACAF countries were divided into six teams in the region’s first qualifying circular covering North America, Central America and the Caribbean; only the six winning organizations will advance.
Sunday’s game was officially a home game for the Caymans, but the 3-island organization, with a population of approximately 63,000, enjoys the same 14-day quarantine as Canada and has selected to move the site to the IMG Academy in Bradenton. held a camp there in January.
This Canadian Press report was first published on March 28, 2021.
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