In rare clash, North Korea defeats South Korea … on the soccer field

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Democracy Dies in Darkness

In an inter-peninsula match-up between women's teams that showed the limits of sports diplomacy, players from North Korea remained stone-faced — until they won.

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North Korea's Naegohyang soccer team take on South Korea's Suwon team in Suwon, South Korea, on Wednesday. (Kim Soo-Hyeon/Reuters)

SUWON, South Korea — The North Korean soccer players arrived in South Korea this week for their first game on southern soil in eight years. But for a history-making bunch, the delegation appeared wholly indifferent to the weight of the moment.


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