Race Adjustment Information
According to the Beijing Youth Daily, the much-anticipated battle between China and Vietnam was unexpectedly delayed by a full two hours, a change that was largely due to the active mediation of the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
The latest update on the AFC's official website shows that the match, which was originally scheduled for October 7 at 7:00 p.m. local time in the UAE, has been rescheduled to 9:00 p.m., or 1:00 a.m. Beijing time on October 8, the latest update on the AFC's official website shows.
Beiqing Daily further revealed that the original kick-off time of 7:00 p.m. on October 7 is the preliminary schedule proposed by FIFA and AFC based on the broadcasting needs of the business partners and some broadcasting partners of the 12-team tournament. The participating teams can negotiate the final kick-off time with the relevant parties according to their own needs.
In view of the upcoming face of Vietnam and Saudi Arabia two games will be played in the general stadium without air-conditioning, while the opponents of Vietnam and Saudi Arabia are good at playing in hot and humid climate, the Chinese national team may be adversely affected. To this end, the CFA forward working group quickly with all parties, including the AFC for consultation, after repeated communication, the AFC finally agreed to the Sino-Vietnamese match kick-off time in Sharjah at 9:00 p.m. local time (1:00 a.m. Beijing time on the 8th), which is the same as the final round of the 40 round of the Chinese national team with the Syria team's game time is exactly the same. At this point, it appears that the match against Saudi Arabia may also be played at 8 p.m. local time on the 12th (1 a.m. Beijing time on the 13th).
