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North Korea anthem played at South’s Bangladesh hockey match at Asian Games

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During the Asian Games in Gifu, Japan, the South Korean men's hockey team was confused when North Korea’s national anthem played before their match against Bangladesh instead of South Korea’s. The stadium announcer quickly apologized, admitting to playing the wrong song due to an error. South Korea won the game 5-0, but the incident highlights tensions between the two Koreas, given that symbols of North Korea are banned in South Korea due to the ongoing state of war since the Korean War armistice.

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Story summary

On Friday, during the Asian Games held in NAGOYA, Japan, organizers mistakenly played the North Korean national anthem before a men's field hockey match between South Korea and Bangladesh. The South Korean players were visibly confused and unsure of how to react as they stood at attention with some covering their hearts. The stadium announcer apologized immediately for the error and clarified that it was an honest mistake, not due to lack of preparation. South Korea subsequently won the match against Bangladesh by a score of 5-0. This incident highlights the tense relationship between North and South Korea; playing North Korea’s anthem is illegal in South Korea because they are still technically at war since the Korean War ended with only an armistice, not a peace treaty, in 1953.

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2026-09-18 · Al Jazeera

North Korea anthem played at South’s Bangladesh hockey match at Asian Games · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

The South Korean men’s hockey team were left bemused before their Asian Games match against Bangladesh on Friday when North Korea’s national anthem was played instead of their own. asserted

anthem → leave → own

Lined up before the match, the South Korean players looked around in confusion as the anthem rang out at Green Stadium in Gifu, Japan. asserted

anthem → line → Gifu

Infantino → focus → documents

4Beckham backs Messi for Ballon d’Or after netting 100th Inter Miami goal The stadium announcer was quick to apologise for the mistake. asserted

announcer → back → mistake

National anthem for the Republic of Korea, we played a different song,” he said. asserted

he → play → song

South Korea won the match 5-0. asserted

Korea → win → match

The North Korean national anthem is banned in South Korea, along with other symbols of their wartime foes. asserted

anthem → ban → foes

The 1950-1953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, meaning the North and South are still technically at war. asserted

North → end → war

The Asian Games organising committee did not immediately comment on the anthem mix-up. asserted

committee → comment → up

South Korea has complained of a number of organisational problems at the games, with basketball players unhappy with the size of their rooms and transport issues disrupting preparations for the men’s football team, the defending champions. asserted

size → complain → team