It's a big day for World Cup qualifying; several interesting matchups on the schedule. The most closely watched game by non-soccer observers was the North Korea vs. Japan match. Japanese authorities had expected some crowd trouble, but it seems the game, a 2-1 win for Japan, went off smoothly. I'll scour some international sources for North Korea reactions to the game, and I'll post them as I find them. As I've noted earlier, news of any sort out of the North is scarce.