Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min, rear, and Valencia midfielder Lee Kang-in will play for South Korea in its FIFA World Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang, Tuesday. / Yonhap

By Yi Whan-woo

A scalper's ticket at the upcoming inter-Korean FIFA World Cup qualifier, Oct. 15 would be estimated to cost around 50,000 North Korean won, or $6, sources familiar with the issue said, Sunday.

They said the tickets were expected to be sold out and that some North Korean football fans would "willingly purchase" scalper's tickets because North Koreans were excited about key South Korean international footballers Song Heung-min and Lee Kang-in coming to Pyongyang.

"Many fans still find the price worthy enough as long as they can see Son and Lee on the pitch," a source said, adding that the $6 ticket was equivalent to buying 10 kilograms of rice.

Part of the second round of World Cup qualifiers, the Oct. 15 match will take place at the 50,000-seat Kim Il Sung Stadium.

Son, 26, and Lee, 18, are familiar names, with the former a Tottenham Hotspur ace and the latter a rising star at Valencia.