Choson Central News Agency "North Korea Wins Against 'Goerye Hanguk' in Women's Soccer"

2024 Asia Football Confederation Related News Report

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North Korea reported that it defeated South Korea in the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 (under 17) Women's Asian Cup, using the term 'Goerye Hanguk' (puppet South Korea).

Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on the 13th, "The 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup is being held in Indonesia," and "Our country's team, belonging to Group 1, won the first match on the 6th against the Goerye Hanguk team with a score of 7:0."

The agency added, "Our players defeated the Philippines team 6:0 on the 9th and the Indonesia team 9:0 on the 12th," and "Our country's team advanced to the semifinals as the top team in the group."

The South Korean U-17 women's national team suffered a heavy 0-7 defeat to North Korea in the Group A first match of the tournament held on the 6th at the Bali United Training Center in Indonesia.

On the same day, Korean Central Television (KCTV) broadcasted the same content in the afternoon and displayed photos of the match on screen, but the Taegeukgi (South Korean flag) on the sleeve of the South Korean players' uniforms was pixelated. KCTV also pixelated the Taegeukgi during the broadcast of the 2022 Qatar World Cup matches.

Since the second half of last year, North Korean state media have referred to South Korea not as 'Namjoson' (South Joseon), which implies that the South and North are one Korean people, but as 'Goerye' (puppet). Since February this year, the term 'Goerye Hanguk' has been frequently used.

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