An unexpected gift for North Korea
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Surprise result in Yangon
Also in Asia, the march toward the 2026 World Cup to be staged in Canada, Mexico and the United States continues. North Korea, engaged in Japan, è was narrowly defeated by the Japanese, who made the most of the goal scored after a couple of minutes by Ao Tanaka.
Not a throw-away day, però, for the North Koreans, who received a nice gift from Burma, which imposed a draw on Syria: 1-1 in Yangon. The top two national teams in this group of four, at the end of the scheduled six days, will advance to the second phase of the qualifiers for the rainbow tournament and the Asian Cup 2027.
