Fifa ban

Fifa has decreed that - for health reasons - no international football games should take part at high altitudes, thereby prompting protest from a number of the more mountainous Latinamerican countries and praise from some of the flatter ones, such as Argentina. Fifa is concerned about the effects of altitude sickness but given the enthusiasm that all Cusqueño taxi drivers I spoke to had for soccer this ban seems very cruel. I was often greeted with special warmth simply because there is a Peruvian player in the team of my hometown (which is located maybe 2m above sea level - will he feel unfit if he ever returns to the Andes?).
Maybe fear of altitude does not only stop Argentinians from bringing their soccer teams to the Andes ?
If the protests are successful I will consider similar measures - this might tackle the lack of Tango in Cuzco.