North Korean state television aired a recent inter-Korean women’s soccer match over the weekend, notably referring to the South by its official name the Republic of Korea amid a shakeup in the DPRK’s policy toward its southern neighbor.

The DPRK under-20 women’s team defeated South Korea by the score of 3-0 in the semifinal match of the  2024 AFC U-20 Women’s Soccer Asian Cup on March 13, and the Korean Central Television (KCTV) broadcast the game on Sunday, referring to the teams as Joson (조선) and Republic of Korea (한국), respectively.

The commentator called the North Korean squad “our team”