On August 8, the latest soccer news came from Beijing. According to Soccer News, on September 2, the World Cup Asian Zone 12 will start, the Chinese team will challenge the "kangaroo" Australia in the first round. In view of the epidemic prevention regulations, Australia is likely to move the home stadium to West Asia.
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Adequate preparation is required.
Currently, China's group, Japan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam have all announced their home venues for the September tournament, with only China and Australia yet to do so. In the first round of the tournament, the two teams will go head-to-head, and the "home" venue will be Australia, which will host the tournament on August 6th.
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A letter was sent to AFC stating that the first round of matches could not be hosted in their country. The Australian media revealed that the reason for the cancellation of the home leg was due to the country's anti-epidemic policy, which requires that those entering the country be quarantined for 14 days, which is not in line with the 48 hours stipulated by FIFA and AFC.
Previously, Australia
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There have been numerous consultations with the federal and local governments to apply for exemptions from quarantine for the Australian men's football team and its opponents so that the team can play at home (Sydney) on September 2nd. Australia
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It was also stated that if they were able to play at home, a "closed-loop" model would be adopted to ensure the health of the participants and that the game might be played on an empty pitch. To date, however, they have not received a positive response. Given that it is not possible to play in their own country, Australia will have to choose a third-party venue. It is reported that the venue they have reported could be Doha, Qatar.
For the Chinese team, the chairman of the Football Association, Chen Xuyuan, and other executives have said that they are striving to defend the home field. However, if the epidemic prevention situation is critical and the policy does not allow, then we need to consider a different place to play. It is reported that the Chinese team reported the home field for Shanghai, the third-party choice for Macau, China. But the home field is not impossible to replace, if the first round of the match with Australia is determined to be played in Doha, the
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If it is not possible to play at home, a third-party home ground in West Asia could be considered to avoid traveling and better prepare for the game.
