The remaining top 40 race moves to Dubai! Zheng Jin: This shows the self-confidence of the Chinese Football Association

Today, the Chinese Football Association officially announced that due to the impact of the epidemic prevention situation, the remaining 3 matches of the Chinese men's top 40 football tournament will be moved to Dubai. Zheng Jin, a senior commentator on Shandong Sports and Leisure Broadcasting, said that this also shows the confidence of the Chinese Football Association.

Full text of the FA announcement:

In view of the recent outbreak of epidemic infection in the Maldives and Syrian national football teams, according to China's relevant regulations on the prevention and control of the epidemic of inbound personnel, the Maldives and Syria teams entering the country need to be strictly isolated and cannot participate in the competition as scheduled. According to the AFC's proposal, the Chinese Football Association agreed to decide that the remaining matches of Group A of the second stage (Round of 40) of the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup & 2023 AFC China Asian Cup Joint Qualifiers will not be held in Suzhou and transferred to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to continue to be held, and the Chinese Football Association will make every effort to prepare for the event.

According to the venue arrangement, the Chinese men's football team originally planned to play against the Maldives men's football team on June 3, but from the current situation, this game may not be able to play on time. At present, the AFC has not yet announced the specific time of the follow-up matches.

Source: Shandong Sports and Leisure Broadcasting