In the wake of the killing, Malaysia barred its citizens from travelling to North Korea, which prevented the national team from playing a qualifier originally scheduled for March 28 in Pyongyang.
"In the interests of competition fairness, it has been decided that both matches between the two countries will be played at the same neutral venue," the AFC said in a statement on Friday.
North Korea's 'home' match will take place on Nov. 10 and the return fixture three days later, it added, without identifying the venue.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; editing by Amlan Chakraborty/Peter Rutherford)
