TEHRAN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Following the postponement of upcoming Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Iran's national soccer team's training camp in mid-March has been canceled, Tehran Times daily reported on Tuesday.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused sports events to be suspended or postponed in Asia and Europe, including both domestic and international events.
Some of the qualifying matches to be affected are Team Melli's matches against Hong Kong of China and Cambodia, scheduled for March 26 and 31 respectively.
Iran Football Federation released a statement last week announcing that all soccer competitions of every level in Iran have been postponed until the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2020).
