North Korea-Japan Pyongyang match canceled FIFA “North Korea lost by forfeit 0-3”




Japan cancels 4th round World Cup qualifiers, advances to final qualifiers confirmed early

On the 26th, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) canceled the North Korea-Japan match for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round, which was scheduled to be held in Pyongyang, and declared North Korea a forfeit. This is because North Korea said that the game could not be held in Pyongyang without a specific explanation and did not even announce an alternative venue or date.

FIFA canceled the match between North Korea and Japan on the 26th. “North Korea has not been able to prepare a schedule for the game (which it wants to postpone) and a venue other than Pyongyang,” he said on the 24th. FIFA referred North Korea to the disciplinary committee and ruled that the match scheduled for the 26th was forfeited by North Korea 0-3.

As a result, Japan recorded all 4 wins (12 points) in Group B of the World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round and secured a ticket to the final qualifying round, which goes to the top two teams in each group, regardless of the results of the remaining two games. With 1 win and 3 losses (3 points), North Korea is in 3rd place in Group B, but depending on the result of the match between Syria (4 points) and Myanmar (1 point) on the 26th, it may fall to the bottom of the group.

North Korea lost 0-1 in the third group match against Japan on the 21st in Tokyo. And the next day, on the 22nd, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced, “The Pyongyang match on the 26th will not be held. “North Korea notified us two days ago that the game would have to be played at a neutral venue due to unavoidable circumstances,” he said. North Korea still has home games remaining in the second round of the World Cup qualifiers against Syria and Myanmar in June.


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