N. Korea to hold match with FC Nantes

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's national football team will hold a
match with French club FC Nantes next month, a football Web site said Saturday.
The Oct. 9 match will be held at the home stadium of the French club based in the
western city of Nantes and currently playing in League 2, said France Football.
Through weeks of training in Europe next month, North Korea is expected to try to
sharpen its skills ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. North Korea
qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time since 1966.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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