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North Korea Anthem Played Before South Korea Hockey Match
Before a hockey game, the wrong national anthem was played.
North Korea’s anthem played instead of South Korea’s anthem.
The South Korean players looked confused.
Officials noticed the mistake and stopped the music.
They then played South Korea’s correct anthem.
The game was between South Korea and Bangladesh.
South Korea won the game 5-0.
The mistake happened during an Asian Games event that also had reported accommodation, food, travel and ceremony problems.
Organisers mistakenly played North Korea’s anthem before South Korea’s men’s field hockey match.
The incident occurred at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Kakamigahara, Japan.
Officials stopped the anthem and then played South Korea’s correct national anthem.
Videos of confused South Korean players quickly circulated on social media.
South Korea defeated Bangladesh 5-0 in its opening Asian Games match amid wider organisational problems.
- Who
- South Korea’s men’s field hockey team, Bangladesh’s team and the Asian Games organisers.
- What
- Organisers accidentally played North Korea’s national anthem before South Korea’s match, then corrected the error.
- Where
- Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Kakamigahara, Japan.
- When
- Friday, during the opening of the Asian Games 2026.
- Why
- The anthem was played by mistake; the articles do not specify how the error occurred.
Key facts
- Event
- Asian Games 2026
- Match
- South Korea men’s field hockey versus Bangladesh
- Venue
- Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, Kakamigahara
- Anthem error
- North Korea’s anthem was played before South Korea’s match
- Correction
- Officials stopped the anthem and played South Korea’s anthem
- Match result
- South Korea won 5-0
- Other reported issues
- Accommodation, food, travel and flag-hoisting ceremony problems
Sources
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