FILE PHOTO: Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima attends a news conference at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File PhotoTOKYO :North Korea will not host a World Cup qualifier with Japan that was scheduled to be held in Pyongyang next week, Kyodo news agency reported late Thursday, citing the president of the Japan Football Association .
North Korea, which has no formal diplomatic relations with Tokyo, appears to have decided not to stage the match in its capital over worries about infectious diseases in Japan, Kyodo said. There was no immediate response to a request for clarification from the AFC. JFA was not immediately available for comment either.
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