Kuala Lumpur: Australia's World Cup qualifying match against Nepal on March 30 has been postponed, leaving only three games to be played in Asia this month as organizers consider central locations to finish the second round by mid-June.
The Asian Football Confederation announced last month that all but four of the region's remaining second-round qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup had been postponed to May and June.
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With AFC's latest revision on Tuesday, it's now down to three. Mongolia is set to play Tajikistan on March 25 in Group F before traveling to Tokyo to play Japan on March 30. Saudi Arabia is scheduled to host Palestine in Group D, also on March 30.
The race is now on to finish the round before the June 15 deadline. Most countries have played five of their scheduled eight group games.
The AFC said it has opened the invitation to member associations to host their respective groups in a centralized format.