The Asian Football Confederation will decide this week at a meeting with FIFA whether the World Cup 2022 qualifiers should go ahead or postponed due to the threat of Coronavirus.

Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Asia starting from China which then spread to several countries as far as Italy and Iran, many sports activities and matches have been disrupted. A few matches in Iran league was played without spectators.

The Asian Football Confederation AFC has announced that it will make a final decision this week to hold or cancel the games in consultation with FIFA. Some countries, including Iran’s rival Hong Kong, in a letter to FIFA World Cup Qualifying Round, demanded that the matches be postponed.

Iran is scheduled to play against Hong Kong in 23 days, however, chances of this match being played look quite remote now.