The Japan Football Association has announced that it will change the venue to Japan for the soccer World Cup Qatar tournament scheduled for next month 30th in Mongolia, and the match between Japan and Mongolia in the second Asian qualifying round.
The second Asian qualifying round for the World Cup Qatar, which has been postponed due to the effects of the new coronavirus, will resume next month, and Japan will face Myanmar on the 25th and Mongolia on the 30th.
Of these, the match against Mongolia was scheduled to be held away in Mongolia, but the Japan Football Association has announced that it will be held in Japan.
According to the association, the Mongolian government has decided not to hold an international match in Mongolia until June, based on the infection situation of the new coronavirus, so the Mongolian side asked to hold it in Japan. is.
The venue for the match will be the Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba City, which was chosen by the Mongolian side, and will be held from 7:30 pm without spectators.
Yasuharu Sorimachi, Technical Committee Chairman of the Japan Football Association, said, "Every country in Asia must finish the second qualifying schedule by June 15. The Mongolian side has chosen to hold it in Japan, so prepare quietly according to that decision. We will move forward. "