Tegucigalpa, Honduras
The National Autonomous Federation of Soccer of Honduras (Fenafuth), pronounced this Friday on the decision of the Fifa of suspend the start of the Concacaf tie heading to the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
The Concacaf classification was scheduled to start in September, but was suspended until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.
One day after such determination, Fenafuth through its President Jorge Salomón, In a meeting via Zoom with the sports press, he discussed what lies ahead for the Concacaf area ahead of the playoffs.
“From now on we start to discuss the format. We already have a clearer schedule. It will be difficult for the dates of October to be used due to the pandemic “, Jorge Salomón explained hinting that possibly the classification towards the World Cup would be even in 2021.
With the postponement of the start of the tie, it is evident that it will no longer be played in a hexagonal format, so in the coming weeks in Concacaf they will be meeting to determine the type of classification with which they will play.
“Concacaf will present an option plan for the Executive Committee to discuss what is most convenient Already with new dates and a new calendar, from now on the discussion of the format to be used begins, “said Salomon.
And he added: “Uefa wants to start in September and October. It would be irresponsible to say what format we will use. We already have to adapt to them, in the next few weeks we will define the format, with which we will seek classification.”
The Concachampions
On the other hand, Jorge Salomón was asked about the possible resumption of the Concacaf Champions League, where Olimpia is one step away from qualifying for the semifinals after he defeated Impact Montreal 2-1 for the quarterfinal first leg of the competition.
“We hope to have progress in the short term in the month of June, if the tournament that is pending can be ended by a reciprocal visit or at a venue, that will be defined in a few months,” the Fenafuth president reported.
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