China making in-depth plans for qualifiers

Team China is working on a detailed plan for its final World Cup qualifiers, including preparing for the possibility that the squad's home games could again be moved because of the pandemic, Chinese Football Association president Chen Xuyuan has revealed.

Chen has been quarantining with the Chinese squad in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, following their return from the United Arab Emirates, where China won three games to reach the 12-team final phase of Asian zone qualifying.

The CFA boss said China's players and staff held a meeting at their quarantine hotel on June 19, two days after their return from the UAE, to begin preparations for the final qualifying phase, which will kick off in early September.