Month: March 2022

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WHY N/KOREA WILL MISS ASIAN CUP

North Korea would be one of the major absentees when hostilities begin at the 2023 Asian Cup in China. The tournament is in its 18th edition and this will take place in ten stadiums across cities in China from June 16, 2023 to July 16, 2023. In total, the tournament will take place in ten Chinese cities. Qatar are the defending champions and 23 teams will join the World Cup hosts to fight for the latest edition of the Asian Cup next year.


The first two rounds of the qualifiers for the 2023 Asian Cup in China also doubled as the first two rounds of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar. To this effect, North Korea were unable to qualify for the Asian Cup after withdrawing from the World Cup qualifiers for Qatar 2022 in the Asian section. North Korea dropped out of the first two rounds of qualifiers for both Qatar 2022 and China 2023 due to concerns over the Covid-19 Pandemic. Continue reading “WHY N/KOREA WILL MISS ASIAN CUP”

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S KOREA CLOSING IN ON WORLD CUP SPOT

South Korea are a few wins away from securing their spot at next year’s World Cup tournament in Qatar. The South Koreans are closing in on a Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup spot as one of the top two teams in Group A in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the tournament.

The South Koreans started their World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign in the second round of the Asian qualifiers after they were drawn bye in the first round. South Korea were drawn in the same group as North Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Lebanon. Continue reading “S KOREA CLOSING IN ON WORLD CUP SPOT”