FIFA World Cup: Asian qualifiers postponed to 2021

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New dates for the next round of qualifying matches would be announced at a later time.

2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 have been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Asian Football Confederation said on Wednesday.

`The decision had been jointly made by FIFA and AFC in light of the current COVID-19 situation in many countries, with the matches scheduled for October and November being pushed back to 2021. “With the aim of protecting the health and safety of all participants, FIFA and the AFC will continue to work together to closely monitor the situation in the region and to identify new dates for the respective qualifying matches,’’ AFC said.

AFC added that new dates for the next round of qualifying matches would be announced at a later time.

 

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