South Korea's Korea Football Association is considering appealing to FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation over the recent controversial inter-Korean World Cup qualifier in Pyeongyang.<br />The compliant comes as the AFC's manual states that the hosting country should allow entrance of travelling supporters and media, two conditions the North failed to comply with.<br />Lee Min-sun reports. The historic inter-Korean World Cup qualifier in Pyeongyang on Tuesday was a blind game of sorts for South Korea with no live broadcast of the game and no fans in the stadium.<br />There's also a rising wave of criticism regarding North Korea's unprofessional handling of the match.<br />Soon after full-time, the Asian Football Confederation explained it could not take issue with Pyeongyang not allowing in away fans as the hosting country has full rights over home game marketing.<br />However, the AFC's competition operations manual states otherwise.<br />According to this year's edition, the hosting organization should ensure visas and entry to the AFC Delegation, traveling team's official delegations, media and travelling supporters without any discrimination.<br />This particular clause shows North Korea clearly violated the AFC's guidelines.<br />South Korea's Korea Football Association is closely reviewing the manual as it specifically states the entrance of media and travelling supporters should be permitted.<br />However, it's unclear whether an appeal would have any practical result because it's not one of the AFC's binding rules.<br />The KFA is also reviewing the team's three-day stay in Pyeongyang to see if there were any violations of match operations or international regulations that need to be raised with the AFC or FIFA.<br />Meanwhile, some video clips of the match were released on Thursday.<br />The KFA initially planned to televise the clips but uploaded the highlights on its website instead because the low-quality video was not suitable to air on TV.<br />Lee Min-sun Arirang News.<br />
