![]() ![]() This made him eligible, per FIFA rules, to play for North Korea and resulted in de facto dual nationality.įIFA and AFC regarded him as de facto dual nationality. Chongryon, North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan, issued a North Korean passport to him. Consequently, Jong has said that he and his family identify themselves as North Koreans. He later attended Korea University, a private university in Tokyo also funded by Chongryon. His mother sent him to attend a private school in Japan run by Chongryon, a group closely tied to the North Korean government – where he started football at its elementary school club. ![]() ![]() But his mother's nationality is Chōsen-seki, so he could choose the North Korea national team. Īccordingly, his legal nationality is South Korean. In an effort to break up the fights, riot police fired tear gas which sent hundreds of panicked fans fleeing for the stadium exits, setting the stage for one of the deadliest crowd calamities in sporting history.Jong was born in Nagoya, Japan between a father who has South Korean citizenship and a mother who has Joseon citizenship, and became a South Korean national based on the father's family register at the time of birth. Numerous fights broke out among rival fans at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java province’s Malang city last week just as Persebaya Surabaya defeated home team Arema Malang 3-2 in the Indonesian Premier League Match. AP Police officers and soldiers stand amid tear gas smoke just before the stampede. INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE/R A pair of sneakers sit trampled in the stands of Kanjuruhan Stadium. Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a visit to the Kanjuruhan Stadium following the soccer riot and stampede. “Based on the letter, thank God, Indonesian football is not sanctioned by FIFA,” Widodo said in a video posted on the presidential office’s YouTube channel late Friday. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said FIFA President Giani Infantino wrote him a letter outlining potential collaborations between soccer’s governing body and the country and made it known Indonesia will remain host of next year’s Under-20 World Cup joined by 24 countries from five continents. Indonesia won’t be slapped with sanctions from FIFA despite local authorities using tear gas inside a packed soccer stadium last week, sparking a deadly stampede and crush at exits that killed 131 people, including 17 kids. Women’s rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of World CupįIFA, Qatar make complex decision on World Cup alcohol policy Indonesia cops broke FIFA rules, set off stampede that killed at least 125 Spanish man who went missing while traveling by foot to World Cup detained in Iran ![]()
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