FIFA 'still open' to N. Korea sharing World Cup matches

FIFA 'still open' to N. Korea sharing World Cup matches

SEOUL, South Korea - Sepp Blatter, president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, meets the press in Seoul on April 25. He said that his organization is ''still open'' to North Korea hosting some matches of the 2002 World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.

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