Soccer Visa Incident
According to a self media disclosure, a message from the "foreign media" pointed out that the Syrian players to participate in the 40 strong match visa encountered difficulties, the country plans to FIFA to the International Football Association of China to file a complaint. After the reporter communicated with the Football Association, we learned that in order to ensure the smooth progress of the remaining matches of the group in which the Chinese team is located in the 40-team tournament, the Association has invested a great deal of energy, and one of the key tasks is to coordinate the visas of the four visiting teams that are coming to participate in the tournament in China and the entry matters. In this process, the HKFA has maintained close cooperation with the AFC and the four participating teams.
A person in charge of the Football Association disclosed that due to the epidemic prevention situation in different countries and regions, visa policies also differ, the Football Association has been actively coordinating with the participating national football teams, Chinese embassies and consulates in the local area, as well as airlines and other parties, to provide maximum support, including accelerating the visa process, to assist the four visiting teams of athletes, staff and match officials in a timely manner to obtain visas. It is also reported that the Syrian side did not mention the visa issue at the team meetings organized by the AFC.
