Soccer World Cup qualifier Pyongyang ’s first North-South confrontation will not be broadcast live October 15th 21:52
North Korea and South Korea faced each other in Pyongyang for the first time in the Asian qualifying for the Soccer World Cup. There are also views of this game reflecting the severe North-South relationship, as Korean interviewers were not allowed to enter the field and the game was not broadcast live.
On the 15th in the World Cup Qatar Asian Second Qualifier, North Korea and South Korea played against each other at the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.
This is the first time Korea has played the World Cup qualifiers in Pyongyang, and it is the first time in 29 years that a Korean national team has played in Pyongyang. The match was played without a spectator and ended with a draw of 0-0.
The Korean national team considered to go directly to Pyongyang over this match, but the North Korean side did not approve and eventually left Korea on 13th and entered Pyongyang on 14th via China. Korean interviewers and cheering teams were not allowed to enter the area.
For this reason, the game was not broadcast live, and the Korean Football Association was forced to respond to the situation of the game through Twitter.
The store owner of a sports bar in Seoul said, “We will also be standing in the national team game.
Through this game, there was also an expectation that South-North relations would improve in Korea, but rather the result was that the North Korean side could not get the desired cooperation, reflecting the current difficult situation. Has also been accepted.