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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - When North Korea plays Japan in a World Cup qualifying "home" game Wednesday, there won't be any North Korean fans in the stadium to cheer their team on — or Japanese fans for that matter.
FIFA, soccer's world governing body, last month ordered the game, originally scheduled for the North's capital, Pyongyang, to be played in Thailand in a stadium closed to the public.
The decision came after fans in North Korea rioted after a World Cup qualifying loss to Iran at Pyongyang.
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