These players had to endure six hours of public humiliation and criticism. Then they were forced to one by one criticize their manager.
This is not that surprising though, unfortunately.
If the team had done better, it would have been used to help ease the power transfer to little Kims son.
But now the team has apparently disgraced the son and the country.
They seem to forget that in the big picture, it is a game.
At least they didn't get sent to a prison camp like previous teams have.
[edit on 30/7/2010 by Chamberf=6]
North Korean Soccer Team Punished for World Cup Failure, page 1
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North Korean Soccer Team Punished for World Cup Failure The squad was publicly humiliated, and there are fears for the manager's safety
In June, the North Korean soccer team dropped ignominiously out of the World Cup without a point after conceding 12 goals in three games. Since the players returned home, they have been publicly shamed, according to reports. The manager has been forced to become a construction worker, and there are fears for his safety. North Korea is one of the most oppressive regimes on earth. The soccer team's first game was not televised in the country, for fear of embarrassment. But when the team put up a remarkably good show against Brazil, narrowly losing 2-1, hopes were raised and the second game against Portugal was shown. The team lost 7-0. And then lost again, 3-0, in their last game against the Ivory Coast.
www.newsweek.com...
[edit on 30/7/2010 by Chamberf=6]
reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 05:11 PM by Desolate Cancer
reply to post by webpirate
It was the Iraq team who was beaten badly, caned on the bottom of thier feet by sadams son.
You cant blame the NK team though, they are probably malnourished and dont have much of a training regimen
It was the Iraq team who was beaten badly, caned on the bottom of thier feet by sadams son.
You cant blame the NK team though, they are probably malnourished and dont have much of a training regimen
reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 05:12 PM by Chamberf=6
reply to post by webpirate
What does kind of make me wonder about this story is why was N.K. allowed to participate in the first place?
The World Cup organization should have had some idea of what a poor performance would mean for the players.
What does kind of make me wonder about this story is why was N.K. allowed to participate in the first place?
The World Cup organization should have had some idea of what a poor performance would mean for the players.
reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 05:18 PM by Anjin
reply to post by Chamberf=6
Watching the World Cup I was hoping they would do well just for this reason. I don't think anyone else in the world believed they would win a match so losing 2-1 to the #1 ranked team in the world isn't bad at all, especially when NK was ranked something like #113 overall going in.
Watching the World Cup I was hoping they would do well just for this reason. I don't think anyone else in the world believed they would win a match so losing 2-1 to the #1 ranked team in the world isn't bad at all, especially when NK was ranked something like #113 overall going in.
reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 05:53 PM by Chamberf=6
reply to post by kindred
Do you consider The Guardian to be a news source that "makes up" stories? That is where Newsweek got some of its information.
Since you are from the UK you probably know more about The Guardian than a yank like me....
Do you consider The Guardian to be a news source that "makes up" stories? That is where Newsweek got some of its information.
Since you are from the UK you probably know more about The Guardian than a yank like me....
reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 06:01 PM by hillbilly4rent
reply to post by Aggie Man
Yep it could have been worse. I was cracking joke how they would be stoned and tortured by il now I feel a little low for saying that, I forget how good I have it some times.
Yep it could have been worse. I was cracking joke how they would be stoned and tortured by il now I feel a little low for saying that, I forget how good I have it some times.
reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 06:03 PM by Faiol
reply to post by Chamberf=6
any type of press tries to manipulate the news to get more attention
so, we need someone with more insight ... to really know what happened if anything did
any type of press tries to manipulate the news to get more attention
so, we need someone with more insight ... to really know what happened if anything did
reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 06:06 PM by Chamberf=6
reply to post by Faiol
If that means you want somebody from North Korea to talk about this publicly, you are in for a lifetime of waiting.
Not only does information rarely get out of that country by civilians, but the person who would leak out such information would be putting their life at risk.
[edit on 30/7/2010 by Chamberf=6]
If that means you want somebody from North Korea to talk about this publicly, you are in for a lifetime of waiting.
Not only does information rarely get out of that country by civilians, but the person who would leak out such information would be putting their life at risk.
[edit on 30/7/2010 by Chamberf=6]
reply posted on 30-7-2010 @ 06:11 PM by muzzleflash
Originally posted by Chamberf=6
reply to post by Faiol
If that means you want somebody from North Korea to talk about this publicly, you are in for a lifetime of waiting.
Not only does information rarely get out of that country by civilians, but the person who would leak out such information would be putting their life at risk.
[edit on 30/7/2010 by Chamberf=6]
That does not mean every story published in the MSM about N Korea is true. It just means we have no way of knowing the truth.
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