Iran's expedition to Pyongyang, where Iran also shouts 'no'..."Does VAR work? North Korea's game, host a neutral country!"

Iran's expedition to Pyongyang, where Iran also shouts 'no'..."Does VAR work? North Korea's game, host a neutral country!"

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Iran (20th), ranking second in the FIFA rankings in Asia, also said, "It is very uncomfortable to go to North Korea (110th) for an away match. The possibility of becoming a neutral country has begun to be discussed.

Iranian media Tasnim News reported on the 29th (Korea time) that Mehdi Taj, president of the Iranian Football Federation, hopes to hold the third Asian qualifying match against North Korea in a neutral country for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Canada, Mexico, and the United States).

At a meeting with reporters at Shahid Sirudi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, Taj was asked if the away game against North Korea would be held in a neutral country.

Taji said, "I think the games will be held in China or Malaysia. Maybe North Korea can do so through its relationship with us. If that happens, we can go on a direct flight."

"Nothing is easy in soccer. It is positive and realistic that we are better than other teams. I like that our teams are close by. We can fly to Qatar (35th), the United Arab Emirates (69th), and Kyrgyzstan (101st). Only North Korea prepared the necessary matters by having a conversation with an official on Sunday. If we were in the same group with Australia, we had to make at least two stops. Thank God."

Iran was in Group A at the draw for the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-Central America World Cup held at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 27th.

Iran, which received the first pot as the runner-up in Asia, was in a group with North Korea, although it avoided Japan and South Korea. It is the only East Asian team in Group A.

At the time of the draw, Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, the head of Iran's national team, said about his showdown with North Korea through media, "North Korea's away matches will be held in Laos or China, as VARs are not available to the country. If it is held in China, it will be moved by chartered plane. If it is held in Laos, we have to make other preparations." 안전놀이터

North Korea refused to host a home game during the second qualifying round. First of all, the North gave up holding a home game against Japan, which was its first home game, in March.

To sum up the remarks made by the head of the Japan Football Association at the time of the escalation of kelp, the North Korean Football Association (KFA) told AFC that it would be difficult to hold a home game in Pyongyang scheduled for March 21 in the morning. AFC had requested an alternative venue by 4 p.m., but did not immediately offer an alternative.