India will play their remaining three FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Qatar as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided to host matches in centralized venues due to coronovirus-related travel and quarantine restrictions. As per the original schedule, the Indian team would have played against Qatar against home, Bangladesh and Afghanistan at home, but the global epidemic has changed the fixtures completely. AFC said in a release, “FIFA World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar, Group E opponents Oman, Afghanistan, India and Bangladesh with Japan F to provide platform for matches to be held in Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Myanmar and Mongolia Will welcome on Friday.
“Following a process of close consultation with member associations of Asia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today scheduled centralized venues for the Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 matches from May 31 Has confirmed. Until June 15, 2021. “
Qatar is also hosting the FIFA World Cup next year. India currently sit fourth in Group E with three points from five matches. Qatar topped the table with 13 points while Oman was second behind them.
The second round of qualification matches has not been held since November 2019 due to the epidemic. Last month, the AFC said that the majority of Asia’s 2022 World Cup qualifying matches in March would be postponed to May and June – including Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia.
Although out of contention for a World Cup berth, India is still in contention for a spot in the Asian Cup, to be held in China. Eight group winners and four best runners-up will progress to the 12-team final qualifying stage for the World Cup.
Ranking third in the group will help India secure a straight berth in the third round of the qualifiers for the Asian Cup.
The Indian team was scheduled to play against Qatar in Bhubaneswar on 8 October last year, but the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
According to the AFC release, China will host Group A which includes leaders Syria, the Philippines, Maldives and Guam. Kuwait has been confirmed as the host of Group B which includes Australia, Jordan, Nepal and Chinese Taipei.
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Bahrain will stage matches in Group C that include table-toppers Iraq, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hong Kong and Cambodia, while Saudi Arabia has been selected to host matches in Group D, which includes Uzbekistan, Singapore, Yemen and the Category Huh. Palestine.
The United Arab Emirates has been selected as the host for Group G, which includes ASEAN challengers Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, while South Korea will stage Group H matches, with leaders Turkmenistan, Lebanon, North Korea and Sri Lanka. Will be included.
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