Initially, Japan had told its fans not to attend an important soccer match against rival North Korea at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang next week. Now, however, it seems the players won’t be ...

Tuesday's qualifier had no bearing on North Korea’s World Cup hopes, as the reclusive country had already been eliminated ...

What happens within North Korea’s soccer team has been kept a closely ... “[Han] told me that he had been watching me at the stadium when I played on the national team,” An said of his ...

The away team? That’s where things get even more complicated. North Korea hosting Brazil at the Kim Il-Sung Stadium would have been a major geopolitical event. You would have heard about it if ...

HANGZHOU, China :Japan ended North Korea's hopes of a fairytale ... half at Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium secured Japan back-to-back titles in the women's soccer event and left North Korean ...

The first of two Olympic qualifying games between Japan and North Korea in women's soccer, to determine a berth in this year's Paris Olympics, has been moved from North Korea to Jeddah ...

North Korea last competed in women’s soccer at the 2012 Olympics but has ... Olympic women's football tournament at the National Stadium Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Tokyo.