World Soccer

So many games, so little time

The original reluctance of the players to take part in the recent Copa America was based on two areas of discontent. One, of course, was the pandemic. The other was the idea that preference should have been given to getting up to scratch with World Cup qualification.

This question now needs to be addressed. There are 12 rounds of qualifiers to complete by the end of March and, even with an extra FIFA date created at the

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