FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Hong Kong Trio Miss Trip to Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hong Kong’s men’s football national team has been hit by a trio of key withdrawals before it travels to face Iran in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday.
Star player Everton Camargo has been ruled out of the trip to Tehran with a knee injury, while center-back Helio Goncalves has made himself unavailable because of “a family reason”. Also, Fernando is staying at home, with his wife set to give birth.
In addition to the trio, Sun Ming-him, who came off the bench in both World Cup play-off matches against Bhutan last month, has not recovered from the injury that has sidelined him for the past three weeks, the South China Morning Post reported.
A Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) spokesperson said changes to the squad for next Tuesday’s home match with Turkmenistan were “possible”.