Hosts of the Women’s Asian Cup 2022 India enjoy withdrawn from the tournament due to Covid-19 outbreak within the crew.
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Women’s Asian Cup hosts India are “thought to be to enjoy withdrawn” from the tournament in accordance with competition principles after a COVID-19 outbreak compelled their match against Taiwan to be cancelled, the Asian Soccer Confederation on Monday (January 24).
Regulations require coaches to name a minimum 13-participant matchday squad for every sport and India’s incapacity to enact so precipitated Sunday’s Community A match at Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium to be cancelled.
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India enjoy withdrawn from the #WAC2022. All their fits are in actuality cancelled and thought to be null and void!https://t.co/sEBQ6hQ5P2
— #WAC2022 (@afcasiancup) January 24, 2022
All India’s results at the tournament are in actuality thought to be null and void, the AFC said. India’s opening plan with Iran has been deleted, in attain turning Wednesday’s match between Iran and Taiwan into an eliminator for a region in the quarter-finals. The choice additionally skill India are out of contention for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, for which the Asian Cup serves as a qualifier.
“For the avoidance of doubt, all points and objectives in those fits shall not be thought to be when figuring out the closing rankings in the neighborhood,” the governing physique said in an announcement.
The AFC added that third-placed groups in Teams B and C will enjoy their results against fourth-placed groups uncared for to make positive uniformity when deciding the 2 most effective groups that qualify for the knockout levels alongside neighborhood winners and runners-up.
China grew to turn out to be the major nation to e book their region in the knockout rounds with a 7-0 in discovering over debutants Iran in their Community A sport in Mumbai on Sunday.
