I suppose North Korea must get a good write up.[/QUOTE]
Here we go:[quote]Football, at the frosty heights of the Cold War, had shown the North
Korean footballers to be human as well as communists. So much so that
over 3,000 English fans crossed the Pennines from their Middlesbrough
base to Goodison Park for their final-eight game.
So, what to expect this year, 44 years on, as the North Koreans prepare for their second finals?
Well, a repeat of the lofty heights of 1966 seems unlikely, but,
just like the secretive Stalinist state's political workings, there's
very little information out there to properly judge.
Even qualification for the finals was summed up on the state media's website in just three brief paragraphs.
So, concentrating on what we do know and dismissing some of the more
outlandish tales that are currently doing the rounds, we can expect a
defensively solid and hard-working side.
I don't think the Morning Star/CPB are huge fans of the DPRK. Kind of, "that's the sort of crap that gives communism a bad name". Cuba's more their speed.
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