North Korea Qualifies for World Cup

North Korea qualified for its first World Cup since 1966 with a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia, giving it second place in its Asian final-round group. North Korea, which upset Italy at the 1966 tournament in England, became the sixth team in next year’s 32-nation field, joining host South Africa, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea.

South Korea (4-0-4) won Asia Group B with 16 points, and North Korea and Saudi Arabia finished at 3-2-3 and 12 points. North Korea qualified because it had a plus-two goal difference to Saudi Arabia’s even.(AP)