SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has notified authorities that its team plans to skip next month's World Cup qualifiers hosted by South Korea due to coronavirus fears, the South's football association said on Monday.
North Korea's football association (PRKFA) sent a letter on Friday to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) declaring that its team would not participate in the second round of qualifiers, Korea Football Association (KFA) spokesman Lee Jae-chul said.
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