Neutral venue for Japan qualifiers
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2015 by Foxsports.com
Japan will play their away 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan and Syria at neutral venues due to security concerns in the two countries.
The September 8 game against Afghanistan would be switched to Tehran, and the match against Syria on October 8 will take place in Oman, according to Japanese officials.
The foreign ministry of Japan has warned its citizens from travelling to Afghanistan or Syria.
Japan are in Group E with Afghanistan, Syria, Cambodia and Singapore.
The Blue Samurai kick-off their World Cup campaign against Singapore in their first match on June 16 in Saitama.
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