SYDNEY: Australia will not attempt to put on World Cup qualifiers during the international windows in March and June and will instead look to set up other fixtures for the Socceroos, Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Tuesday.
FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) postponed Asian World Cup qualifying matches in March and June on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The governing bodies said, however, that matches could still go ahead if it was mutually agreed by the member associations with certain safety standards met.
Sporting fixtures in Australia are proceeding without interruption but FFA said they would not try and stage their home fixtures against Kuwait, Taiwan and Jordan.
“Given FFA’s intent to put the health and welfare of all players, coaches, staff, and fans first, FFA will not to pursue qualification matches in March or June 2020,” the federation said in a
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