North and South Korea Drawn in Same Group for Women’s Olympic Football Qualifying
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North and South Korea Drawn in Same Group for Women’s Olympic Football Qualifying

North and South Korea will face each other in the women's Olympic football qualifiers. The countries, which are technically still at war, have been drawn in the same qualifying group.

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According to the schedule, North and South Korea will meet twice, once at home and once away. The other two teams in the group are China and the Philippines.

The winner of the qualifying group will go directly to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, while the runner-up will go to the playoffs.

North and South Korea met at the Asian Championships in Japan in September. The match, which was marred by foul play, ended 1-1.

The Korean War lasted from 1950 to 1953. The conflict is still formally ongoing because no peace treaty has ever been signed.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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