[Asian Games] North Korea, having tasted gold in Hangzhou, prepares for the Paris Olympics and World Cup in earnest
Women’s soccer is expected to participate in the second qualifying round of the Paris Olympics at the end of this month and the World Cup qualifying event in November.
National Team
North Korea, which returned to comprehensive international competitions for the first time in five years through the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games,
is now expected to focus on preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics. 카지노
It started with women’s soccer, which finished second in the Asian Games after losing to Japan.
North Korea will hold the second round of the women’s soccer preliminaries for the Paris Olympics in China from the 23rd to the 1st of next month.
Coach Ri Yu-il, who leads the North Korean women’s national team,
said at a press conference after losing in the final on the 7th,
“There is an important game ahead.”
The Korean national team is also included in Group B, the same as North Korea.
Olympics
In addition, North Korea is expected to prepare to participate in various international competitions,
including the Paris Olympics, in sports in which it has traditionally been strong,
such as shooting, wrestling, judo, and artistic gymnastics.
North Korea is expected to appear again at the FIFA World Cup.
North Korea has already announced to FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) its intention to participate in the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup.
The Asian second qualifying round for the World Cup finals,
co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico,
was organized into groups according to FIFA rankings,
North Korea was in Group B with Japan and Syria.
North Korea will play against Syria in November and against Japan in March next year.
Since both home and away games are scheduled in the preliminaries,
North Korea must also accept foreign teams.
However, the weightlifter, who showed off his overwhelming skills by winning six gold medals at the Asian Games,
cannot participate in the Paris Olympics.
This is because he did not participate in competitions held as Olympic qualifiers.