How are talented young football players identified in North Korea?

Jul 29, 2010 ... North Korea's football squad have been subjected to a public humiliation in the wake of their World Cup failure. Oct 17, 2019 ... South Korea's football team has described their recent match with North Korea as "like a war", after arriving back in the South. Mar 22, 2024 ... However, North Korean officials abruptly notified their Japanese counterparts and the Asian Football Confederation that they were not going ... Mar 28, 2019 ... President Trump discussed using the “nuclear football,” a briefcase that can be used to authorize a nuclear attack, on North Korea during a ... Sep 16, 2014 ... The North Korean men's football team defeated China 3-0. Vietnam then also defeated Iran 4-1, an unexpected three-goal victory against the strongest team from ... Jan 4, 2018 ... It weighs roughly 20 kilos, and since 1963 has been known as the "nuclear football" owing to its oval shape. Protocol dictates that the ... May 21, 2024 ... North Korea's World Cup qualifying matches against Syria and Myanmar have been relocated from Pyongyang, North Korea, to Vientiane, Laos. Mar 20, 2024 ... Kozo Tajima, president of the Japan Football Association (JFA), said that North Korea had sent a letter to the Asian Football Confederation ... In between other anecdotes, Fundación Marcet's president told us about the first time the North Korean players bought their own football boots. “I think this ... Particularly, the communist governments strategically promote female football. The North Korean media coverage of its national football team includes no ...