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Socceroos head to Kuwait hub for World Cup qualifiers – The World Game
Australia will have to travel to Kuwait to play their four remaining preliminary 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in a hub between May 31 and June 15.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed on Friday all the remaining games across the eight groups will be held in hubs.
Despite efforts to bring the Socceroos’ hub to Australia, the country’s tough quarantine restrictions always made it unlikely the Group B leaders would be able to host their remaining qualifiers on home soil, with second-placed Kuwait to now enjoy home advantage.
The Socceroos lead Kuwait by two points – and have a game in hand on that opponent – and have matches against…
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