關島退出2019年亞洲盃資格賽第三輪 - 足球

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才發現關島退出了2019年亞洲盃資格賽第三輪的行列，根據英文版維基的參照

找到關島當地報紙的報導

簡單來說，就是關島足協的財務壓力，做出了退出亞洲盃資格賽第三輪的決定

先前世界盃會外小組賽賽的支出高達150萬美元

預估亞洲盃資格賽第三輪的花費將是120萬美元，對於現階段的關島足協是無力負荷

所以做出了退出的決定



因此，亞足聯找了2016年亞足聯魯蛇盃(啊，是亞足聯團結盃)的冠軍尼泊爾頂替


2016年亞足聯團結杯盃(AFC Solidarity Cup)

由世界盃第一輪資格賽落敗球隊與亞洲盃資格賽附加賽所組成

共有汶萊、澳門、蒙古、尼泊爾、斯里蘭卡、東帝汶、寮國 參賽

澳門獲得亞軍、寮國季軍



關島當地報導原文如下

Matao drop out of Asia Cup qualifiers

https://goo.gl/Mo8gQ7

The Matao has pulled out of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 qualifiers tournament.

The Guam Football Association decided to pull out of the next round of the
tournament’s qualification stage, set to begin in 2017 and run through to
2018, due to “the foreseeable strain on the organization’s financial
capabilities,” a news release stated.

“It is with a heavy heart that after deliberation among executives and board
members that we have to pull out of the continent’s prestigious tournament
at this stage,” said Richard K. Lai, GFA president.

Lai said competing in the preliminary qualification round cost more than $1.5
million, and said it would cost $1.2 million to compete in the next set of
matches.

“We currently are not in a position to fund the expected expenses of the
next round in a very short time frame,” he said.

In the preliminary qualification round, the Matao finished high enough to
bypass the Asian Cup’s playoff stage, moving straight to the next round of
qualification, the news release stated. Guam also earned its highest FIFA
ranking, No. 146 in the world.

“I’m very proud that the local community was able to watch the Matao in
Guam defeat larger countries like Turkmenistan and India and also play to a
draw against Oman, which is ranked in the top 100 in Asia,” Lai said. “The
youth players now can see that winning against higher-ranked and bigger
countries is entirely possible and when they are called up to represent Guam,
they can continue that winning belief and confidence in themselves."

Lai thanked those who support the Matao, “especially the government of Guam
and GVB for providing the much needed funds for the team to finish out its
2015 campaign in the World Cup qualifiers.”



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