The coronavirus has also impacted national team matches. The global spread of the novel coronavirus has reached Turkey’s international fixtures, forcing cancellations and postponements. As the pandemic continues to affect the sports world, UEFA announced that all friendly matches scheduled for national teams in June 2020 have been cancelled.
The virus continues to have severe effects worldwide. With tens of thousands of deaths reported so far, postponements and cancellations have become common across football. Rising fatalities across Europe have led to the suspension or cancellation of many competitions and matches. In line with precautions against the coronavirus outbreak, UEFA added another measure: all of the senior national team’s friendlies planned for June 2020 have been cancelled, according to the latest announcement.
UEFA Postpones Senior National Team Friendlies
UEFA has postponed the senior national team’s friendly matches. As the pandemic evolves, authorities continue to add precautionary measures. Due to the increasing number of fatalities and the rapid spread of the coronavirus, UEFA decided to postpone the senior national team’s scheduled friendlies in June 2020 as a safety measure.
Precautions have expanded worldwide in response to the pandemic. Initially, tournaments and league matches were suspended, and more recently UEFA issued an important decision regarding international fixtures. Under this ruling, the friendly matches that were planned for June 2020 have been cancelled. This development adds to previous postponements: the national team’s fixtures that had already been postponed against Slovenia and Austria are joined by further cancellations. The planned friendlies against Azerbaijan and Croatia have also been postponed due to the coronavirus situation.