The final of the AFC Cup next month has been moved from Pyongyang to Shanghai, Asia's football body said Tuesday, a week after a surreal World Cup qualifier between North and South Korea.

"The AFC Cup 2019 final between DPR Korea's 4.25 SC and Al Ahed from Lebanon, scheduled to take place on November 2, 2019 in Pyongyang will now be played in Shanghai," said a statement from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), using the official name for North Korea.