Recently, a piece of news from the self media has attracted widespread attention, saying that the Syrian national footballers can not come to China to participate in the 40 strong match due to visa difficulties, the country plans to submit a complaint to FIFA against the National Football Association. Reporters in-depth investigation learned that, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the follow-up tournament of the group of 40 Chinese teams, the National Football Association has invested a lot of energy, of which the key link is to coordinate the four visiting teams to participate in the visa and entry matters. In this process, the National Football Association and the AFC and the four participating teams to maintain a high degree of communication and cooperation.
The relevant person in charge of the Football Association revealed that, in view of the different countries and regions of the epidemic prevention situation, the visa policy also varies, the Football Association has been trying to coordinate with the National Football Association, Chinese embassies and consulates abroad, as well as airlines and other parties, to provide the maximum degree of support, including emergency visa processing, to ensure that the four teams of athletes, staff and match officials can obtain a visa in a timely manner. It was revealed that the Syrian side did not mention the visa issue at the teams' meeting organized by the AFC.