El Salvador asks to play qualifier in US amid virus surge

[ASFN Admin]

The head of El Salvador’s soccer federation said Wednesday he will ask CONCACAF to allow his country to play its Sept. 2 World Cup qualifier against the U.S. team in the United States. The match has been scheduled to be played in El Salvador, but the country's congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to impose a 90-day ban on sporting events, concerts, festivals and other mass gatherings because of a surge in coronavirus cases.

Continue reading...