RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF) relies on the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and FIFA's support to enforce the federations' commitment to making their players available for the Qatar World Cup 2022 qualifying matches in September.
AUF vice president Gaston Tealdi spoke to Efe news agency on Tuesday (24), hours after learning of the English Premier League's decision not to release players from countries on the coronavirus "red list" for the next three rounds of World Cup qualifiers - a veto that adversely affects CONMEBOL's 10 member federations.
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