Indian football team arrive at Doha, await test results

Doha, May 20: The Indian football team players underwent COVID-19 tests on arrival and are waiting for results before starting their preparatory camp ahead of the joint Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup.
The 28-member squad and support staff landed here on Wednesday night from New Delhi. “The 28 players and the support staff are in compulsory quarantine till they receive the test results of the conducted RT-PCR tests in Doha,” the All India Football Federation said in a release.
The team, bolstered by the return of Sunil Chhetri, will have a preparatory camp inside a bio-bubble here before its first match on June 3 which is scheduled to be played against hosts Qatar.
The other two matches will be played against Bangladesh (June 7) and Afghanistan (June 15).
The Indian squad have also had their 10-day quarantine period waived off by the Qatar Football Federation (QFA) but will remain in compulsory quarantine.
The Indian team, fourth in Group E with three points, is already out of contention for a World Cup berth but it is still in the reckoning for the 2023 Asian Cup in China. (PTI)