North Korean Footballers Arrive in South Korea for Match; Tickets Sell Out
North Korea's Naegohyang FC women's team has arrived in South Korea for an Asian Champions League semi-final, marking their first visit in eight years. All match tickets have been sold out.
North Korean women’s soccer club Naegohyang FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for an Asian Women’s Champions League semi-final, marking the first visit by athletes from the isolated state to the South in eight years. The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff entered the country ahead of Wednesday’s match against South Korea’s Suwon FC Women in Suwon. The visit has been approved under the inter-Korean exchange law and covers their stay through next weekend, though the team could leave earlier....