Following a request for information sent by FIFA to the Korea DPR Football Association on 11 August, FIFA can now confirm that it has received a letter from the Korea DPR Football Association as a reply to that request for information.
In the letter, the Korea DPR FA assures FIFA that Mr Kim Jong Hun, head coach of the national team, and all the other members of the national team are training as usual and that the members of the team will soon take part in the 16th Asian Games. The association also indicates that there were no sanctions to the coach and that the reports on this matter were baseless.
Furthermore, the Korea DPR FA clarified that the election of the president of the association held on 19 June was held in accordance with the statutes of the association and were not affected by any result of the team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, recalling that at the time of the election the team had only played one match against Brazil and had shown a good level of play.
With all of the information at hand, and having checked all of its sources, FIFA has decided to close the matter.
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I was thrilled watching Korea DPR play so well against Brazil. I was shocked and utterly disappointed to see them do so poorly, well beyond poorly. They seemed to inexplicably fall apart.
ReplyDeleteThe question is, was the game against Brazil a fluke or was the team that good? If Korea DPR was that good, what happened?!
I hope they find the answers and we see them again at future World Cups.