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North Korea’s women’s soccer teams have been on a tear in recent years.
Youth squads have won the under-17 World Cup twice and the under-20 World Cup once. The national team had a mixed run at the recent Asian Football Confederation tournament but still qualified for the Women’s World Cup in Brazil next year. All of this success has raised questions about how a small, economically weak country of 25 million has become such a dominant soccer force.
North Korea’s women’s soccer teams have been on a tear in recent years.
Youth squads have won the under-17 World Cup twice and the under-20 World Cup once. The national team had a mixed run at the recent Asian Football Confederation tournament but still qualified for the Women’s World Cup in Brazil next year. All of this success has raised questions about how a small, economically weak country of 25 million has become such a dominant soccer force.
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Yong Ja Hong is a doctoral candidate in North Korean society, culture and media at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. She also holds a master’s in North Korean studies and a bachelor’s in unification, diplomacy and security from Korea University. Her primary research area is DPRK athletics.
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