Qatar will come under pressure to allow unvaccinated World Cup stars to train in isolation if the country maintains its five-day quarantine rule for November’s World Cup, with a number of England players unlikely to make the first game against Iran because they have not been jabbed.
At present unvaccinated visitors to Qatar must quarantine in a hotel and with England playing Iran on November 21 — eight days after the Premier League season pauses — it would be almost impossible to be match fit for the World Cup opener unless the rules change.