North Korea to skip World Cup qualifiers over coronavirus concerns, South says

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SEOUL (Reuters) - 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.

North Korea's football association sent a letter on Friday to the Asian Football Confederation declaring that its team would not participate in the second round of qualifiers, Korea Football Association spokesman Lee Jae-chul said.Matches across Asia in the second round of qualifying for next year's World Cup in Qatar have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with all but three games due to be played in March postponed until June.

South Korea was named as host for H Group, which includes the two Koreas as well as Turkmenistan, Lebanon and Sri Lanka.

 

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