Sunday, June 22, 2008

"North and South Korea play out drab draw in Seoul"



http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldFootballNews&storyid=2008-06-22T135201Z_01_SP36095_RTRIDST_0_SOCCER-WORLD-ASIA-KOREA-PIX.XML

North Korea and South Korea had a soccer match today successfully. The final score was 0:0. Because both countries were already qualified for next round, I think the tied game was better politically. However, I was surprised to see South Korea couldn't defeat the North even when they have way better facility, equipment, and training program. I also could see one player having Japanese name. It's probably because he was whether born or raised in Japan. But North Korea only uses his Korean name while some other forecasts often use both his Korean and Japanese name. I am glad that they were able to play each other regardless of political tension that had been going on.

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