FIFA official: North Korea vs Japan World Preliminary Tournament has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled

Live broadcast on March 24 FIFA official news, the Japan vs North Korea World Preliminary Tournament has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.

Official FIFA Announcement:

The matter was referred to FIFA after the DPRK Football Association announced that Pyongyang could no longer host the World Cup qualifiers against Japan, which was scheduled for March 26.

Since the DPRK Football Association has not confirmed a replacement home stadium and the schedule is not enough to postpone the match, the competition committee decided that the qualifying match will not be held and will not be rescheduled.

In addition, the matter and the results of the match will be submitted to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.

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. ”

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