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October 15, 2024
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Zero to hero: How North Korean women’s soccer became a juggernaut

DPRK national team has achieved success at highest levels of the game, despite starting from nothing in the 1980s

North Korea’s women’s soccer team is set to be a strong contender in the U-20 Women’s World Cup that kicked off this week, having already won the tournament twice and crushed Argentina by the score of 6-2 in its opening match.

DPRK women’s soccer has been extremely successful over the past two decades. Among its accolades, it can count two U-17 World Cups, three Asian Cups, three Asian Games championships and a quarterfinal appearance at the World Cup.

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