Well this was reported yesterday, so by internet standards is older than the Bible, but i cant find a thread on it so here goes. :)
"" The entire squad was forced onto a stage at the People's Palace of Culture and subjected to criticism from Pak Myong-chol, the sports minister, as 400 government officials, students and journalists watched.
The team's coach has been sacked and forced to work on a building site, while also suffering expulsion from the Workers' Party of Korea as punishment for 'betraying' Kim Jong-il and his sons.
The country, in its first World Cup since 1966, lost all three group games – including a 7-0 defeat to Portugal. The broadcast of live games had been banned to avoid national embarrassment, but after the spirited 2-1 defeat to Brazil, state television made the Portugal game its first live sports broadcast ever.
Only two players avoided the inquisition - Japanese-born Jong Tae-se and An Yong-hak, who flew straight to Japan after the tournament.
"In the past, North Korean athletes and coaches who performed badly were sent to prison camps," a South Korean intelligence source told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. ""
Boy is it unfair that some people are born in that country. :P
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