Monday, March 29, 2010

North Korea World Cup Profile

I've been waiting for this excitedly. Here is the team profile for North Korea's World Cup squad.


This is the team's first World Cup finals appearance since a quarterfinals run in 1966, which saw them upset Italy 1-0.

They're up against a devastatingly brutal Group of Death, being drawn with Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast. Yes, that is a favorite to win (Brazil), an incredibly talented squad with potential for a deep run (Portugal) and the best African squad (Ivory Coast). Ouch.

The North Koreans only gave up 5 goals in 8 qualifying games, but they weren't playing teams with anywhere near the talent of their World Cup opponents. However, my buddy on my university roller hockey team always said: "If you don't give up any goals, the worst you can do is tie." Can three ties get them out of their group?

That's unlikely, but it would certainly be a good showing for the team.

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