Its great to see the North Koreans in the world cup it reminded me of a report I saw on Newsnight on North Korea. The report showed how the goverment showed the society as a socialist utopia. The relaity was that the people were hungry and less than happy with the country. Only the elite lived a more than comfortable life style. The national football team would be looked after by the state living in luxury while there country men and women are paying the price.
It would be impressive if the football team protested about the North Korean's regime at this World Cup or tried to escape like in the film "Escape to Victory" a trailer shown above. "Escape to Victory" is set during World War 2, the Allies captured by the Germans are told they have to play a game of football against the Nazi's, the main actors are Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and some football stars such as Bobby Moore and Pele.
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