2022 World Cup further behind schedule with Asian games off All Asian qualifying games for the 2022 World Cup scheduled this year have been postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemicGENEVA -- All Asian qualifying games for the 2022 World Cup scheduled this year were postponed to 2021 on Wednesday, adding to a global fixture backlog for soccer's biggest competition caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Each of 40 nations involved were due to play three or four rounds to complete the current phase of World Cup qualifying in Asia which now fell further behind schedule with no games played in 2020. The slots in June 2022 protected for national-team games are fast becoming key to deciding the 32-nation World Cup lineup. South America’s CONMEBOL has yet to start its scheduled 18-round World Cup qualifying group and asked FIFA for an extra block of games in January 2022. South Korea, a 2002 World Cup semifinalist, is in a tight group tied with North Korea and Lebanon, and trailing leader Turkmenistan by a point.

Source: ABC News August 12, 2020 08:50 UTC