(go ahead and do it) without hesitating
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The Australian Government has remained steadfast in its relentless campaign to use the "bubble quarantine" model to prepare for the upcoming 12-team tournament in September on home soil and to seek a waiver from the Government of the 14-day quarantine required for entry of people from outside the country. on August 6, the Australian Government announced that it had decided to impose a 14-day quarantine.
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forced to make a choice and had to forgo hosting China. Although Australia
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The final choice of home ground has not yet been announced, but indications are that the match could be held in Doha or Dubai, signaling that the Chinese team will have to travel to West Asia for the first round of the 12-team tournament.
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Application rejected by the Government
Since the announcement of the results of the grouping for the 12-team tournament, the Chinese
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The Association is keeping a close eye on Australia's choice of home ground. In fact, Japan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam in China's group have all announced their home venues, and at least the venues for the first two rounds of matches in September have been finalized, except for Australia.
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There has been a delay in releasing the information. Although there are rumors that the Australian team will face China on Sept. 1 at Sydney's Banks West Stadium (home of the Western Sydney Wanderers), this is only an internet rumor. Since Australia is
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The first opponent of the Chinese
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The Association has also been working with Australia
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Stay close.
However, as recently as August 6, the Australian
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A letter has been sent to the AFC informing them that they will not be able to play the first round at home. Australian media outlet News Corp. released an official statement on the evening of June 6, saying that the Australia-China match will "lose its home field advantage". The report said: "Although Australia
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Negotiations are now continuing with the federal government as well as local state governments, but the
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It has been acknowledged that there is no guarantee that the 'bubble' method of travel, which allows players who play overseas to be exempt from the two-week quarantine when they return to Australia, will be possible. This means the September 2 match can only be played at midday in Asia."
In fact, it confirms the speculation in the reporter's report the day before. In Australia Olympic champions also need to quarantine 12 strong match can still play at home? In the article, it has been pointed out that the Australian athletes who have just finished the Tokyo Olympic Games competition program, after returning to Australia, it is also necessary to enter the government designated quarantine hotel for a period of 14 days of quarantine, the gold medal winning athletes can not be an exception. Under these circumstances, it would be impossible for the Australian national team to play at home.
A home base in Europe has been rejected, and West Asia is the preferred choice.
It is understood that Australia
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While efforts are being made to negotiate with government departments to seek special authorization, the implementation of alternative options is also being put in place. Australia
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Initially had hoped that the home field will be set up in Europe, because the team will play the 12 strong match when the probability of the team will play in Europe, hope to facilitate the players to return to the team to participate in the competition, but this program has been firmly opposed by the AFC. After all, the 12 strong tournament by the AFC is responsible for, if you choose to play in the middle of the time, can only be the choice of AFC member associations under the location of the place. Therefore, Australia
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has been with the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Qatar
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etc. got in touch. Unsurprisingly, Australia's home ground will be in Dubai, UAE or Doha, Qatar.
"Our home games in September will have to be played away from home, which will be a big disadvantage from a competitive sporting point of view." Australia
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CEO, Chief Executive Officer
James (name)
-Johnson told Australia's News Corp, "At this level of the game, if you look at the home results versus the away results, you'll know the decisive role that playing at home plays in that - it's almost equivalent to having an extra man on the pitch. That will be our biggest challenge at this stage."
Johnson said Australia
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Further consultations will continue with government departments and it is hoped that when the outbreak improves in Australia, particularly in New South Wales, the Australian team will be allowed to play at home, i.e., have the benefit of home ground when they play Oman at home in October and Saudi Arabia at home in November. "If we can get the outbreak under control, especially in Sydney, I am confident that we will be able to play at home. We have already consulted with government departments about implementing a similar approach, as some other countries have done, so that our sports teams can play at home. Of course, this should be done using a strict bubble quarantine method where players will not interact with anyone in the community and there will be zero transmission of the outbreak virus. Players will be tested daily in their respective club teams and will be supervised on a daily basis, in effect, they are already in a bubble quarantine."
Now stranded in Dubai, Australia's head coach Arnold flew in from Tokyo directly after the Australian team was eliminated from the men's soccer group stage at the Tokyo Olympics. He will also remain in Dubai for some time to come, rather than return to Australia for a two-week quarantine. "It's probably tougher for Arnold. The match against China is less than four weeks away, so there is no time for him to return to Australia for two weeks of quarantine and then travel overseas."
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Going to West Asia to compete in the second round may be chosen West Asia
Although Australia
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It is not yet clear where the final choice will be made for the Sept. 2 neutral, but the current situation suggests that Doha, Qatar, is a relatively more likely choice. Because of a practical situation: due to the climate in the West Asia region after September is quite hot, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates almost no air-conditioned stadiums, while Doha for the preparation of the World Cup has built a number of air-conditioned stadiums. Australia's players, who play for European clubs, would not be able to adapt to the high temperatures and humidity in Dubai from Europe. But with Doha's air-conditioned stadiums, the players will obviously be able to play well. Even though the matches will be played in empty stadiums, at least the players will be able to play normally in air-conditioned stadiums.
Once that happens, it means
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After completing the Top 40, the team will once again travel to West Asia to participate in the first round of the 12-team tournament. After experiencing the high temperature and high humidity of the June 40 matches, I believe that if they continue to play in the UAE, the international players will be better adapted than in June, and even more adapted than the Australian players. If they traveled to Doha, they would be in relatively good shape due to the air-conditioned stadium.
But in the process.
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I'm afraid there's one more thing to consider: how can we return home to face Japan on Sept. 7 after playing Australia on Sept. 2? Returning home from West Asia, wherever it may be, will present a problem of jet lag and the journey will take almost 10 hours or so. This is undoubtedly a huge challenge. Moreover, given the current situation of epidemic prevention and fight against the epidemic in the country, it is still to be further confirmed whether it will be possible to successfully play the Final 12 match at home at that time.
If the Australian team finally confirms that they will play their home matches in West Asia, the Chinese team can also consider playing their first home match against Japan on September 7 in West Asia. On the one hand, now the domestic epidemic rebound, can be successfully in the home game can not be confirmed; on the other hand, the Chinese team if the continuous in West Asia can wait for labor, the final two rounds of matches between the time interval is shorter, the choice of West Asia can also be prevented from being affected by the journey, and the second round of the opponents of the Japanese team on September 2, the home match with Oman, if it is to go to West Asia to fight against China, then If they were to go to West Asia to play China, they would need to face the actual problem of jet lag as well as traveling, which can more or less have an effect on the
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Somewhat more favorable. Of course, in October and November, the
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You can continue to choose to return to the real home to face the opponent at home, which is also in line with the relevant provisions of the AFC "a month a home field".
