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Remaining fixtures in Group F to take place in Japan for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ - Preliminary Competition / AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers / Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2
13 May 2021

It has been determined that the remaining six fixtures in Group F of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ - Preliminary Competition / AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers / Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 will take place in Japan. Coordination with the government will be necessary regarding entry permits for the players and authorities of the participating teams.
In addition, TV broadcasting for fixtures involving the SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) has also been determined.
Please refer to the following for further match details.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ - Preliminary Competition/AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers/Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2
Fri. 28 May
SAMURAI BLUE vs Myanmar National Team
19:20 (Subject to change) @Fukuda Denshi Arena *Played behind closed doors
TV Broadcast: Live on Nippon TV/NHK-BS1
Mon. 7 June
SAMURAI BLUE vs Tajikistan National Team
19:30 (Subject to change) @Panasonic Stadium Suita
TV Broadcast: Live on TBS/NHK-BS1
Kyrgyz Republic National Team vs Mongolia National Team
16:00 (Subject to change) @Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Fri. 11 June
Myanmar National Team vs Kyrgyz Republic National Team
16:00 (Subject to change) @Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Tue. 15 June
SAMURAI BLUE vs Kyrgyz Republic National Team
19:25 (Subject to change) @Panasonic Stadium Suita
TV Broadcast: Live on Fuji TV (Except for some regions)/NHK-BS1
Tajikistan National Team vs Myanmar National Team
19:25 (subject to change) @Yanmar Stadium Nagai
・Coordination with the government will be necessary regarding entry permits, etc.
・For matches played in June, the number of spectators will be decided according to the event policy of the local governments.
・Ticket information will be announced in due course.
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