Czechs say playing soccer in Japan poses no risk

Czechs say playing soccer in Japan poses no risk

Published Apr. 26, 2011 12:02 p.m. ET

The Czech Republic will travel to Japan for a soccer tournament after receiving assurance the nuclear crisis poses no risk.

The Czech Republic will play Peru on June 4 in the Kirin Cup in Matsumoto before meeting Japan on June 7 in Yokohama.

Team manager Vladimir Smicer said Tuesday that after consulting Czech and Japanese authorities ''there's no reason to withdraw from the tournament.''

The State Office for Nuclear Safety says the radiation-spewing Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant is too far from the venues - about 175 miles - to pose a threat.

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