AFC moves WC qualifiers to Sharjah from China ANI 01 Jun 2021, 19:18 GMT+10 Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 1 (ANI): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Tuesday confirmed the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA) has agreed to host the centralised Group A matches of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023. The remaining seven matches in Group A, which comprises leaders Syria, China PR, Philippines, Maldives and Guam, will be held at the Sharjah Stadium, with the match scheduled to be confirmed in the coming days after discussions with the participating teams, taking into consideration their arrival schedules to the UAE.