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

Asian Games organisers in Japan accidently play North Korea’s anthem ahead of South’s during hockey match with Bangladesh.Published On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026The 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.Lined up before the match, the ⁠South Korean players looked around in confusion as the anthem rang out at Green Stadium in Gifu, Japan.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Bayern and England’s Kane not focused on Ballon d’Or despite 73-goal seasonlist 2 of 4India star Sooryavanshi urged to be patient by coach Gambhirlist 3 of 4English FA calls for Infantino to release FIFA World Cup sell-off documentslist 4 of 4Beckham backs Messi for Ballon d’Or after netting 100th Inter Miami goalend of listThe stadium announcer was quick to ‌apologise for the mistake.“We are really sorry, terribly sorry. National anthem for the Republic of Korea, we played a different song,” he said.“I’m really sorry.”South Korea won the match 5-0.The North Korean national anthem is ⁠banned in South Korea, ⁠along with other symbols of their wartime foes.The 1950-1953 Ko...