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Asia's World Cup qualifiers postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19

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The logo of soccer's international governing body FIFA is seen on its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, May 27, 2015 [COURTESY]

Qualifying matches in Asia for the 2022 Qatar World Cup have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation said in a statement on Wednesday.

The second round of Asian qualifiers were originally scheduled to take place during the international windows in October and November but they would not go ahead due to the “COVID-19 situation in many countries”.

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