World soccer body FIFA has chosen Bangkok as the venue for a World Cup qualifier match between North Korea and Japan.

FIFA said it notified the Japan Football Association Monday that the June 8th will be held in the Thai capital.

The Japanese football organization's president, Saburo Kawabuchi, said he has no objections to the chosen venue and that staging the Japan-North Korea game in Thailand will lessen the travel burdens for both teams.

Last month, FIFA ordered North Korea to play the crucial qualifier in a neutral country, with no spectators, as punishment for a commotion caused by North Korean fans in Pyongyang after a two to zero loss against Iran in March.

The fans threw bottles and chairs onto the field when the referee turned down appeals for a penalty after a North Korean player was apparently pulled down by an Iranian.

FIFA also fined the North Korean soccer association some 16-thousand-700 U.S. dollars.