Organizers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are simplifying procedures for quarantining unvaccinated players against the Covid-19 virus so that they can participate in the first round of the group stage.

Earlier, Qatar announced a five -day quarantine for unvaccinated players upon arrival in the country. Although all teams will arrive at least six days before kickoff, the stone means there are no unvaccinated players in training, requiring technical staff to remove them from the first round. .

According to the British newspaper The Times, quarantine procedures will be lenient and the decision could be reversed provided players undergo a PCR test every three days after arriving in Qatar.

Despite the appeal of the FIFA International Football Association, national federations, clubs, players who received the vaccine, many of them avoided receiving it, which led to the absence of these people from touring teams in some countries. in preparation for next season.