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El Salvador cancels friendly match against Morocco due to organizational constraints
via SeneNews1 min read
The friendly football match between Morocco and El Salvador, originally scheduled for June 3 in Landover, Maryland, has been canceled. The Salvadoran Football Federation announced the cancellation, with its president, Yamil Bukele, citing organizational constraints. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation informed its Salvadoran counterpart that it would not have its full squad available from May 29, as initially planned for match preparation. Morocco proposed relocating the match to Morocco on June 2, covering El Salvador's travel expenses. However, El Salvador declined this offer, stating that it would violate FIFA regulations prohibiting matches on two different continents during the same international window. Additionally, El Salvador already had two other friendly matches scheduled for that period, making a rescheduling under current conditions impossible.
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