China refuses entry of members of the Syrian national team to its territory

Today, Sunday, the Syrian Football Association announced the postponement of the first team’s travel to China, due to the Chinese authorities’ failure to allow some members of the team to enter its territory, days before the completion of “Nour Qasioun” for the second phase of the Asian double qualifiers qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. and the 2023 Asian Cup.

And the Syrian Federation said in a statement today, Sunday: “The date for the travel of the first national team delegation to China, which was scheduled at nine thirty in the morning, Dubai time, the official headquarters of the external camp, has been postponed, due to the delay in the arrival of health travel approvals from the Chinese government for many players. The national team, according to the health protocol approved by the State of China upon entering its territory.

The statement added: "Although the results of the smears and analyzes of the team's mission came negative, and the same is true for the Maldives team and two of the Guam players, the travel date to Shanghai was postponed to a date to be determined later, and the team's mission returned to the hotel in Dubai, pending a decision The new date, and it was also decided that a training session for the players will be held this evening in the hotel’s gym.”

The Syrian team heads to the Chinese city of Shanghai, and is at the top of its first group with a full score and a score of 15 points, and "Nesour Qasioun" will play three matches from the seventh to the 15th of next June, bringing them together with the teams of Guam, the Maldives and China, and the Syrian team needs in its remaining matches. To one point to ensure qualification to Asia, to six points to maintain its lead in the group, and direct qualification to the third stage of the World Cup qualifiers.

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