North Korea hails women’s soccer victory over South Korean ‘puppets’



News North Korea hails women’s soccer victory over South Korean ‘puppets’ Two Koreas have faced off several times at Asian Games, with DPRK touting wins for propaganda while ignoring defeats Shreyas Reddy October 3, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korean soccer player Ri Hak celebrates a goal against South Korea at the Asian Games \| Image: KCTV (Oct. 2, 2023) North Korean media hailed the DPRK women’s soccer team’s victory over South Korean “puppets” at the ongoing Asian Games this week, as athletes from the two Koreas faced off in multiple sports for the first time in over four years. Before the ongoing multi-sport event in Hangzhou, China, the North Korean women’s side last played a competitive international match in March 2019 and entered Saturday’s quarterfinal against South Korea unranked. South Korea came into the game ranked 20th. North Korean media hailed the DPRK women’s soccer team’s victory over South Korean “puppets” at the ongoing Asian Games this week, as athletes from the two Koreas faced off in multiple sports for the first time in over four years. Before the ongoing multi-sport event in Hangzhou, China, the North Korean women’s side last played a competitive international match in March 2019 and entered Saturday’s quarterfinal against South Korea unranked. South Korea came into the game ranked 20th. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea hails women’s soccer victory over South Korean ‘puppets’

Two Koreas have faced off several times at Asian Games, with DPRK touting wins for propaganda while ignoring defeats

Shreyas Reddy October 3, 2023

North Korea hails women’s soccer victory over South Korean ‘puppets’

North Korean soccer player Ri Hak celebrates a goal against South Korea at the Asian Games | Image: KCTV (Oct. 2, 2023)

North Korean media hailed the DPRK women’s soccer team’s victory over South Korean “puppets” at the ongoing Asian Games this week, as athletes from the two Koreas faced off in multiple sports for the first time in over four years.

Before the ongoing multi-sport event in Hangzhou, China, the North Korean women’s side last played a competitive international match in March 2019 and entered Saturday’s quarterfinal against South Korea unranked. South Korea came into the game ranked 20th.

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