The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has taken a decision in relation to the unplayed match between the national teams of North Korea v. Japan initially scheduled to be played on March 26, 2024 in the frame of the preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 2026. After analysing …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed today that the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers Group B fixture between North Korea and Japan, scheduled to be played on March 26, 2024, will not take place as scheduled …
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Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, has hailed North Korea for securing their second AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup title after defeating Japan 2-1 in a captivating final at the JAR Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday. Both North Korea and Japan, as well …
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The cast for the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 was finalised on Sunday with North Korea topping Group B after defeating Japan, who had qualified with a match to spare. Australia and South Korea had booked their semifinal spots from Group A on Saturday, with all four teams …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed today that the upcoming AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Asian Qualifiers Round 3 first-leg tie between North Korea and Japan, set to be played on February 24, 2024, will take place at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa today met with the DPR Korea Football Association (DPRK FA) Vice President and AFC Executive Committee Member Han Un Gyong, on the sidelines of the AFC Annual Awards Doha 2022. The AFC President reiterated the AFC’s support in …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has taken note of the DPR Korea Football Association’s withdrawal from the qualifying competitions of both the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup – Uzbekistan and the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India. Consequently, the variance in the number of teams across the different groups …
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Following the recent withdrawal of North Korea from the preliminary competition for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, the Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers has taken a decision in order to ensure the fairness of the competition for the remaining teams. In accordance with this decision, the …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the withdrawal of the DPR Korea Football Association (North Korea) from the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China. The matter will now be referred to the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions …
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XtraTime shows classic footage of the 1973 IFA Shield final in which East Bengal Club defeated Pyongyang City from North Korea.
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