Chinanews, August 12th. According to AFC news, the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers originally scheduled for October and November 2020 will be rescheduled to 2021. Considering the epidemic and other reasons, this is the second time the AFC has made a decision to postpone the World Cup.
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According to the original plan, the Chinese team was originally scheduled to face the Maldives and Guam on March 26 and March 31, and the Philippines and Syria on June 4 and June 9. However, due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the top 40 matches were postponed to October and November. Today, the AFC has once again announced the postponement of the game, which also means that the second round of the Chinese men's football world preliminaries 40 matches has been postponed again.
The 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian qualifiers kicked off last year. The Chinese men's football team is in Group A with Syria, the Philippines, Guam and the Maldives. However, in the current Group A standings, the Chinese man is second in the group with 4 matches, 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss and 7 points.
The remaining opponents of the national football team are: Maldives at home; Guam at home; Philippines at home; Syria at home. According to the rules, 8 groups first and 4 best-performing groups second will advance to the top 12. Earlier, the chairman of the Chinese Football Association Chen Xuyuan made a bold statement that the national team will strive to win the final four world preliminaries.
With the postponement of the world preliminaries again, the Chinese team has more time to prepare. The domestic Super League has kicked off. According to previous media reports, the National Football Team will start a new round of training during the intermission period of the Super League and prepare for the top 40 matches at its own pace. (Finish)