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Women’s Football Asia Cup | All India matches cancelled after COVID-19 outbreak in camp

In the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022, India was placed in Group A alongside eight-time champions China and Chinese Taipei, besides Iran.

The Asian Football Confederation on Monday formally announced India's ouster from the ongoing Asian Cup for women here, saying that all their matches stand "null and void" after the hosts' withdrawal from the clash against Chinese Taipei owing to a massive COVID-19 outbreak in their camp.

A day after India failed to field a team against Chinese Taipei following 12 players' RT-PCR reports coming positive, the Asian Football Confederation issued a statement confirming that the home side "is considered to have withdrawn" from the tournament as per the guidelines.

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