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North Korea, which recorded and broadcast almost all the matches of the World Cup but didn’t broadcast only our matches, yesterday broadcast the round of 16 of our national team.
While introducing Son Heung-min as South Korea’s captain, he also provided a relatively neutral analysis of the game.
It is very unusual and some analyze that there is an unwelcome intention.
This is reporter Um Ji-in’s report.
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[조선중앙TV(어젯밤)]
“We will send you the Round of 16 match between the Brazilian and South Korean teams.”
The round of 16 of the World Cup Korea was recorded and broadcast on the first day of the match.
Although the cheering match of Taegeukgi and the “Red Devils” was not shown in detail, North Korea sent the 90-minute match into the first and second half with almost no changes.
Introducing the careers of our players such as Son Heung-min,
[조선중앙TV]
“(Son Heung-min) is the team captain. He is 30 years old and 183cm tall. He plays for Tottenham Hotspur.”
Match analysis has also been included in detail.
[조선중앙TV]
“The South Korean team is launching a series of attacks, but fails to achieve its goal as it crashes into the defense of the Brazilian team.”
Baek Seung-ho’s goal was repeatedly shown on a slow screen.
[조선중앙TV]
“Yes, it’s a goal.”
It is unusual compared to the fact that during the group stage only Korean matches were not broadcast and the name of the Korean team itself was not mentioned.
[조선중앙TV(지난달 25일, 포루투갈-가나 전)]
“In Group 8, in addition to the two competing teams, there are Uruguay and ‘one team’ (Korea).”
The 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups were recorded and broadcast, but this is the first time North Korea has shown South Korea’s World Cup matches since the Kim Jong-un regime.
There is an analysis that there is an intention in North Korea’s decision to pick Brazil’s match for the first time in the midst of hostile inter-Korean relations.
[홍민/통일연구원 북한연구실장]
“By showing that the (South Korea) game has suffered a crushing defeat, the government is now inducing South Korea-related perceptions in its own way.
North Korea, which withdrew from the game during its regional World Cup qualifiers due to the COVID-19 quarantine, broadcasts with the free support of broadcast rights transferred to the International Football Federation from three terrestrial broadcasters, including MBC.
This is MBC News Umjiin.
Video Editing: Kim Jae-seok
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