Concacaf’s World Cup qualifying schedule is now officially altered, as the FIFA Council confirmed Thursday that the September international window—when the USA and the rest of the region was supposed to start down the road to Qatar 2022—has been canceled outside Europe and South America.
Concacaf and U.S. Soccer Federation officials have been anticipating that decision for months. As the coronavirus continues to surge in parts of North America, travel restrictions and the slower return of professional leagues meant time was running out to restart international competition. The USA’s most recent game was Feb.