A FIFA investigation into claims that members of North Korea's World Cup squad had been punished following their failure to win a match has been dropped, world football's governing body said on Wednesday. The FIFA probe had been launched after reports that several players had been publicly humiliated and coach Kim Jong-Hun sentenced to hard labour for the team's losses in South Africa.
FIFA said in a statement Wednesday that following a letter of inquiry they accepted the North Korean FA's insistence that the reports were "baseless". The North Korean FA said the team was "training as usual" ahead of the Asian Games and there was no truth to the reports.
The association also provided evidence to show that recent presidential elections were held in accordance with FIFA rules and were not affected by the World Cup as only one game had been played at that time. FIFA said they were satisfied with the information received. "With all of the information at hand, and having checked all of its sources, FIFA has decided to close the matter," a statement said.
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