After the Euro which was fought in stadiums more or less filled according to the determined gauges, the supporters return to the stadiums for the various championships all over Europe, putting an end to several months of behind closed doors and empty stands. .
This was the case for the resumption of Ligue 1 last weekend.
But the appearance of the 4th wave of the Covid will lead to new restrictions on the next international matches.
FIFA and UEFA have in fact decided to ban all travel by supporters outside their borders for the qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scheduled for the beginning of September.
Les Bleus will play without fans on September 4 in Ukraine
“Due to the epidemic peaks in Europe combined with the large number of matches during the international break in September, it was decided to apply the same approach chosen by the UEFA executive committee on 14 June 2021 for each match in the UEFA zone counting towards the qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2022, ”said Fifa on Wednesday.
French supporters who planned to travel to Ukraine on September 4 to encourage the France team are deprived of this distant trip. The other two matches for the Blues, September 1 against Bosnia, and the 7 against Finland, will take place at home.