THE SIDELINES : Strife Cancels Salvador Soccer
<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
ZURICH, Switzerland —
The International Federation of Football Assns. today canceled the two world cup qualifiers between El Salvador and Guatemala because of the turmoil in El Salvador.
A statement from the world soccer authority said a FIFA organizing committee will decide on the scoring of the matches at a later date.
FIFA spokesman Guido Tognioni said bitter fighting in San Salvador made it impossible for El Salvador players to travel to the matches, which had been scheduled for Sunday and Tuesday in Guatemala.
Neither team has a chance for qualifying for next year’s World Cup finals in Italy. El Salvador is in last position in the North and Central America and Caribbean group with two points, while Guatemala has three.
