The War Elephants on Saturday landed in Dubai hoping to make up the lost ground before their remaining three Group G matches of the second Asian qualifying stage for the 2022 Fifa World Cup next month.
Head coach Akira Nishino and 39 players underwent a swab test upon arrival in Dubai were all declared free of the coronavirus. Midfielders Chanathip Songkrasin and Thanawat Suengchitthawon will join the squad later.
The team’s training for the qualifying event in Dubai was suspended on May 8 when two players and four members of the national team staff were infected with the coronavirus.
Nishino lamented the lack of training his men have had because of the self-isolation his players had to observe at their training base in Samut Prakan.
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