Soccer World Cup Asian 2nd Round Qualifiers Postponement of 2 games scheduled for June New Corona April 1 19:05
Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the Japan Football Association announced that the Japanese national team had postponed the second qualifying round in Asia for the World Cup Qatar Games scheduled in Japan in June.
The postponement will be two matches, including the match between Tajikistan scheduled by the Japan National Team in Kobe on June 4 and the match against Kyrgyzstan in Suita in Osaka on June 9.
The spread of the new coronavirus in the second qualifying round in Asia was postponed by two matches scheduled by the Japanese national team last month, and FIFA (International Football Federation) decided in principle to postpone the match in June. The new schedule will be announced as soon as it is decided.
In addition, a send-off match for the 23-year-old Japanese national team for the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled for July 17 in Kobe, has been announced to be canceled.
"In light of the status of the infection, we take this decision for granted. When everyone is united in order to prevent further spread, the Japanese in this difficult situation, I believe in the mind, unity, and organizational power that keeps the discipline of the United States. "