Участник:Notification of North Korea's 0-3 forfeiture

According to the Japan Football Association on Thursday, the FIFA`s governing body announced that the North had abruptly informed the North that it would not be able to hold a home match and failed to hold the fourth Group B match of the second qualifying round for the North-China-U.S. World Cup. It informed the North of its 0-3 forfeiture. 토토사이트

The Japanese national soccer team had a series of home and away matches against North Korea during the A-match period in March. At the third Group B match of the 2026 FIFA Canada-Mexico-U.S. (North Central America) World Cup qualifier held at Tokyo National Stadium in Japan on Monday, the team won 1-0, securing three points.

After playing at home, he had to leave for an away match in the North. The fourth Group B match was scheduled to be held at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang. However, the North made a unilateral notification to the Asian Football Confederation just five days before kick-off. "It was too sudden to answer immediately," Tajima Kozo, president of the Japan Football Association, said in the mixed zone after the match against North Korea in Tokyo.

"The host of the home game should designate a neutral stadium, but it faces challenges. If there is any difficulty, however, the Asian Football Confederation can designate a venue. The fourth Group B match of the second qualifying round for the Asian region between North Korea and Japan will be held without being canceled," said John Tato, secretary-general of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

North Korea wanted a neutral zone, but failed to come up with an alternative. It was impossible to find a neutral stadium five days before kick-off. Saudi Arabia and other countries were mentioned, but it was only a new year. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on its official website on Sunday that the preliminary match between North Korea and Japan in North Korea-China World Cup Asia region B is not being held due to unexpected circumstances. The decision was made after the North Korean Football Association was informed that it had to move to a neutral ground due to unavoidable circumstances.

For now, the FIFA decided to cancel the match and waited for FIFA's judgment. FIFA said, "The second round of the Asian qualifying round for the World Cup between North Korea and Japan, which was scheduled to take place on June 26, has been canceled. There will be no rescheduling or re-match between the two teams."

The team decided to forfeit 0-3 to North Korea, which abruptly stopped playing at home afterwards. Due to North Korea's forfeited game, Japan ended up with three points, and decided to advance to the final qualifying round (third qualifying round) for the North-China U.S. World Cup without playing in the fourth round.