Today North Korea forced its soccer team to sit for a six-hour interrogation before 400 people to determine what went wrong in its dismal World Cup
This is apparently “getting off lightly” by North Korean standards, as failed athletes in the past have been rumored to go to prison camps.
The team was questioned by Pak Myong-chol, the sports minister, as 400 government officials, students and journalists watched. The players blamed their coach for their loss in what was called an “idealogical struggle” to succeed in South Africa.
North Korea, in its first World Cup since 1966, lost all three group games—including a 7-0 defeat to Portugal. To maintain patriotism the broadcast of live games was stopped. But after the 2-1 win over Brazil, state television decided to broadcast the Portugal game live—its first ever live sports broadcast. Oops, they lost 7-0.
The coach was punished for “betraying” Kim Jong-Un, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il’s son and potential future Supreme Leader himself, and was forced out of the Workers Party. The government has apparently forced the coach to become a builder.
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