Midfielder Anirudh Thapa tests positive for COVID-19 in Doha

Thapa tested positive on Wednesday, a day before India lost 0-1 to Asian champion Qatar in its joint World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers in Doha.

Chennaiyin FC's Anirudh Thapa in action in the ISL.

India midfielder Anirudh Thapa has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under quarantine in a separate room at the team hotel in Doha.

Thapa tested positive on Wednesday, a day before India lost 0-1 to Asian champion Qatar in its joint World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers in Doha.

"Yes, Anirudh Thapa tested positive (for COVID-19), and he is isolated (from other team members)," All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das said on Saturday.

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The 23-year-old Chennaiyin FC player will undergo a second test in a few days. He has played more than 20 matches for India.

India is already out of contention for a World Cup berth but remains in the reckoning for the 2023 Asian Cup.

With three points from six matches, a winless India is No. 4 in the Group E standings.

Head coach Igor Stimac's men still have two matches in the joint qualifiers. They play Bangladesh on June 7 and Afghanistan on June 15.