Kuala Lumpur, (ONA) -The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has scheduled the remaining matches from the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup, as the seventh and eighth rounds will be held on October 8 and 13 and the ninth and tenth rounds on November 12 and 17.

The national team will meet Afghanistan in Tajikistan on October 13, and then it will meet its Qatari counterpart in the Sultanate on November 12 and will conclude its matches with Bangladesh on November 17 in Dhaka. The national team will be in second place in Group V with 12 points behind the Qatari team leading with 13 points, followed by Afghanistan with 4 points, India with 3 points and Bangladesh with 1 point.

This decision was made in order to complete the matches of the second round of the qualifiers during the month of November, and the following rounds of the 2022 World Cup and Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers will commence as of March 2021 within the periods specified in the international matches program approved by the International Football Federation.

The AFC will continue to monitor the situation closely, in order to ensure the health and safety of all teams, referees, fans and the rest of the game parties, as well as follow travel restrictions and health procedures by governments, and will inform all parties in case of the need to reassess the situation of the match program according to the prevalence of the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19).

(ONA)