Korea DPR v Malaysia, 10 November 2017

Score4-1 to Korea DPR
RefereeFahad Al Mirdasi
CompetitionAFC Asian Cup 3rd Round Group B
VenueBuriram Stadium, Buriram
Attendance287
Played at Buriram, Thailand Kick-off: 8.00pm local Due to the death of Kim Jong-nam that led to a diplomatic crisis between Malaysia and North Korea, the Malaysian government decided to disallow the Malaysian football team from playing in North Korea for safety reasons. On 10 March 2017, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that North Korea's home match against Malaysia, originally scheduled for 28 March at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, would be postponed, with the AFC announcing on 15 March 2017 that the match would be played on 8 June. On 17 May 2017, the AFC announced that the match was postponed for a second time, to 5 October, due to "geo-political tension on the Korean Peninsula". On 28 September 2017, the AFC announced that the match was again postponed after the Malaysian government announced a travel ban on Malaysian nationals visiting North Korea. On 20 October 2017, the AFC announced that both matches between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue in the interests of competition fairness, with North Korea's "home" match played on 10 November 2017 and Malaysia's "home" match played on 13 November 2017.

4  Korea DPR

Manager: Jørn Andersen

1  Malaysia

Manager: Nelo Vingada

4  Korea DPR

Manager: Jørn Andersen

1  Malaysia

Manager: Nelo Vingada