The war-torn nation are due to face South Korea in the final round of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers on September 6 in their first home match, but they have now been left looking for an alternative host.

It was scheduled to be held at Macau’s Olympic Stadium, five days after Syria open their campaign with a clash against Uzbekistan in Tashkent tomorrow.

As a result of the ongoing political crisis and conflict in the country, Syria has not been deemed safe enough to host matches as they bid to earn a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

It had been announced earlier this week that Macau had stepped in to stage Syria’s five “home” matches in Group A, which also includes Iran, China and Qatar.

They were initially slated for Lebanon before being moved for security reasons.

According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, the Macau Football Association (MFA) and the Syrian Arab Football Federation (SAFF) were unable to reach a final agreement on the specifics of the deal.

No exact reason has yet been given, however, with the SAFF now in limbo about where their national team will play their crucial home qualification games.

The AFC are reportedly in talks with the SAFF to find a different venue for the game against South Korea, but alternative stadia would also be needed for Syria’s four other contests in the qualification tournament.

“Bringing Syria to play their matches in Macau would have been a win-win,” Daniel Sousa, vice president of the MFA, told the South China Morning Post.

“We all know the situation in Syria and why their games cannot be played there.

“It would also have been a big benefit to Macau to stage such a high-level international soccer match as our own team is not [up to that] standard.”

Following the encounter with South Korea, Syria’s next home game, against Iran, is set to take place on November 15.

Syria are competing in the third round of World Cup qualification for the first time since the Mexico 1986 campaign, where they lost out to Iraq.

The top two teams from each of the two groups will guarantee themselves a place at the tournament in Russia, with the third-placed nations battling it out in a two-legged tie for a place in the inter-confederation play-offs.

They would then have to overcome the side which finished the CONCACAF qualification competition in fourth place to book their World Cup berth.