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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan to allow in China, Saudi soccer teams for World Cup qualifiers

Japanese national soccer team members are seen in the final round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup at Saitama Stadium in October. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

National soccer team members for China and Saudi Arabia will be allowed to visit Japan exceptionally for two matches in the final round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

In Japan, new arrivals of foreigners have been suspended, in principle, under the current border-control measures against COVID-19, but the government has decided that the exceptional measure has a high public interest, according to government sources.

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