The temporary committee of the Syrian Football Association announced that it has sent an official letter to the International Federation of the Game “FIFA” requesting the transfer of its home matches in the World Cup 2022 qualifiers from Jordan to the Emirates.
The Syrian Federation stated that its UAE counterpart had officially agreed to host the remaining two home matches for his country in the qualifiers against South Korea on February 1, and Iraq on March 29.
The Romanian coach of Syria’s national team, Valerio Tetsa, had asked to change the supposed home land from Jordan to one of the Gulf countries to provide the appropriate climate.
Syria occupies sixth place in Group A with two points, compared to 16 points for the leader, Iran, 14 for Korea, 6 for the United Arab Emirates, 5 for Lebanon and 4 for Iraq.
