North Korean women fail doping tests

FIFA named the players as Jong Sun Song (pictured) and Sim Pok Jong and said the ban took effect before Wednesday's match against Colombia.

FIFA said it had received the results of the tests, taken after the team's previous games, on Wednesday morning.

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