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TOKYO — The first of two home-and-away Olympic qualifying matches in women's soccer between Japan and North Korea has been moved from North Korea to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the Asian Football Confederation has announced. The governing body of soccer in Asia moved the match after Japanese officials said there were not enough flights to North Korea for its fans. The match is to be played on Saturday with the game in Tokyo set for Feb. 28. The top team over the two matches will get an Olympic berth for Paris. The other Olympic berth from Asia will go to either Australia or Uzbekistan. Only 12 teams advance to the Olympics in women's soccer. The men's tournament features 16 teams.
