World Cup qual. - North Korea to play France

Eurosport - Sat, 19 Sep 08:46:00 2009

North Korea will travel to France to play a World Cup warm-up match against Nantes next month, South Korea's Yonhap news reported.

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The match against the Ligue 2 side will be held in the western French city on October 9 during a training visit to Europe by the North Koreans.

North Korea qualified for next year's World Cup in South Africa alongside South Korea, Australia and Japan as one of Asia's four automatic qualifiers.

The reclusive communist state last appeared on soccer's biggest stage at the 1966 World Cup in England when they famously reached the quarter-finals.

Reuters

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