North Korea decides to skip World Cup qualifiers, citing Covid fears

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The country has also chosen not to take part in the Tokyo Olympics for the same reason. FMTNews

SEOUL: North Korea has notified authorities that its team plans to skip next month’s World Cup qualifiers hosted by South Korea due to coronavirus fears, the South’s football association said on Monday.

The AFC announced on April 12 that rather than having the typical home-and-away format, each group of five nations would play in one host country.

 

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