North Korean players fail drug test

Two North Korean players have failed drugs tests at the women's World Cup in Germany, FIFA have announced.

North Korean players fail drug test

Two North Korean players have failed drugs tests at the women's World Cup in Germany, FIFA have announced.

Jong Sun Song and Sim Pok Jong were provisionally suspended before their team's match against Colombia in Bochum yesterday.

The whole of the North Korea squad were then target-tested as a result of the positive findings. FIFA have not revealed what banned substance the players tested positive for.

Colombia's Yineth Varon has also been suspended after an out-of-competition doping test.

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