Philippines and Hong Kong withdrew after their teams underwent quarantine due to players testing positive for H1N1 amidst a pandemic of the disease.[1][2]
The Philippines has been withdrawn from the Asian Youth Games Football Competition as they were unable to fulfil their fixtures as scheduled due to their team's quarantine.
Hong Kong has been withdrawn from the Asian Youth Games Football Competition as they were unable to fulfil their fixtures as scheduled due to their team's quarantine.
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^"Soccer-HK footballers get H1N1 at Asian Youth Games". Reuters. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2022.