AFC official: The World Preliminary Tournament between North Korea and Japan, originally scheduled for March 26, will not be held as scheduled

Live broadcast on March 22 The AFC officially confirmed that the World Preliminary Tournament of North Korea vs Japan, originally scheduled for March 26, will not be held as scheduled.

In the announcement, the AFC said the decision was made in consultation with FIFA and interested parties. On March 20, the DPRK Football Association informed the AFC that the match needed to be moved to a neutral venue due to unavoidable circumstances. For now, the matter will be referred to the relevant FIFA committees and further updates will be provided in due course.

According to previous Japanese media reports, the North Korean side decided to give up Pyongyang's qualification to host the World Preliminary Tournament because of concerns about the import of the "Virulent Hemolytic Streptococcal Infectious Disease" that is prevalent in Japan, and chose to change the game to a neutral venue. ”

Now the AFC official said that the game will be directly postponed, and the specific game time is to be determined.

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