The Buzz | North Korea holds South Korea to 0-0 in World Cup qualifier with mystery audience
North Korea held South Korea to a 0-0 draw yesterday in a World Cup qualifying soccer match, though it is unclear how many people saw the game in Pyongyang.
South Korean soccer officials were unable to watch a telecast of the historic game and believe it was played in an empty Kim Il Sung Stadium.
Specific details of the game weren’t immediately available. Four players received yellow cards, two from each team.
North Korea kept out South Korean media and spectators and refused to air a live broadcast from the stadium, casting the game into media darkness in the South.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino was in Pyongyang and planned to attend the match, but FIFA could not immediately confirm to The Associated Press if he was there.
The North had been expected to have a unique home advantage in the 50,000-capacity stadium devoid of South Korean fans. But the South Korean soccer association was surprised to find out there apparently was no home crowd support, either.
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