The Lebanese Football Association announced the cancellation of the flight of the South Korean delegation, which is scheduled to arrive in Beirut this evening, due to a snowstorm in Turkey.

Lebanon is preparing to face Korea, on Thursday 27th January, at Rafic Hariri Stadium in Sidon, in the final qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.  The Federation said, through its official account on Twitter: “The South Korean team’s trip has been canceled, Which was scheduled for today, due to bad weather, and work is underway to find a second flight as soon as possible.” The Korean team delegation was supposed to arrive this evening, at 6:30 Beirut time. The failure to find a second flight to Lebanon in a quick time threatens to play the match on schedule”.

Team Melli is also affected by the same as several players who have chosen Turkish airport as transit airports to Tehran, are stuck without being able to leave Istanbul. Amongst those players are Mehdi Taremi.