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Posted June 29, 2011
Is the US so bad at football (soccer)….

The US woman team defeated North Korea team in their start for the world cup.

North Korea’s reason for the lost was….The team was struck by lightning!

Only the wrath of God (or gods) could allow the US team a changes for victory.

http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/North-Korea-blames-loss-to-U-S-on-players-getti?urn=sow-wp2852
Posted June 29, 2011
Oh wow, I'll have to remember that excuse... the next time I fail at something I'll just say I was struck by lightning a couple of days earlier.
Posted June 29, 2011
Plausible excuses are a life-and-death necessity in North Korean sport.

Losing sides have been known to find themselves doing life sentences in "re-education" camps.
Post edited June 29, 2011 by cjrgreen
Posted June 29, 2011
I think it's a shame North Korea are still allowed to play international sports. There are many reported cases of their sportsmen being physically punished for losing.
Posted June 29, 2011
I feel sorry for the North Korean players, whether that lightning story is true or not. It also sucks when you're never allowed to lose and are always expected to make excuses and justify yourself.

Anyway, grats to the U.S. team! :)
Posted June 29, 2011
Slight off-topic, but N-Korea did play very well against Brazil in the last world cup. I was impressed.

Edit. Men's football, that is
Post edited June 29, 2011 by KneeTheCap
Posted June 29, 2011
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KneeTheCap: Slight off-topic, but N-Korea did play very well against Brazil in the last world cup. I was impressed.

Edit. Men's football, that is
They played so well that the regime decided to televise their next game. Sadly, they were then spanked 7-0 by Portugal, on national TV. The team got off light: they were given a 6-hour public shaming, and the coach was fired and expelled from the Party.
Posted June 29, 2011
This is an unfair match-up. The North Koreans are basically starving and demoralized. The Americans are fit, well-rested, and they don't have to worry about being sent off to a labour camp.
Posted June 29, 2011
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JudasIscariot: This is an unfair match-up. The North Koreans are basically starving and demoralized. The Americans are fit, well-rested, and they don't have to worry about being sent off to a labour camp.
i do doubt that players are starved. and don't you think a possibility of being sent to labour camp is a strong motivator?
Posted June 29, 2011
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JudasIscariot: This is an unfair match-up. The North Koreans are basically starving and demoralized. The Americans are fit, well-rested, and they don't have to worry about being sent off to a labour camp.
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lukaszthegreat: i do doubt that players are starved. and don't you think a possibility of being sent to labour camp is a strong motivator?
Their athletes get star treatment so long as they win. But an extreme penalty for losing is hardly an effective motivator. You cannot play well if you are forced to play in fear of making a mistake.
Posted June 29, 2011
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Barnell: North Korea’s reason for the lost was….The team was struck by lightning!

Only the wrath of God (or gods) could allow the US team a changes for victory.
I remember they did well in World Cup 2006 or 2010, i don't remember.

They're still better from Polish national team.
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JudasIscariot: This is an unfair match-up. The North Koreans are basically starving and demoralized. The Americans are fit, well-rested, and they don't have to worry about being sent off to a labour camp.
They would stil kick Polish national team asses hard.
Post edited June 29, 2011 by keeveek
Posted June 29, 2011
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wpegg: I think it's a shame North Korea are still allowed to play international sports. There are many reported cases of their sportsmen being physically punished for losing.
I seem to remember their Government banning the broadcast of their matches at the last World Cup; or did I just invent that?
Posted June 29, 2011
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Barnell: North Korea’s reason for the lost was….The team was struck by lightning!

Only the wrath of God (or gods) could allow the US team a changes for victory.
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keeveek: I remember they did well in World Cup 2006 or 2010, i don't remember.

They're still better from Polish national team.
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JudasIscariot: This is an unfair match-up. The North Koreans are basically starving and demoralized. The Americans are fit, well-rested, and they don't have to worry about being sent off to a labour camp.
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keeveek: They would stil kick Polish national team asses hard.
The US women's team is one of the dominant international teams (2 World Cups, 3 Olympic gold medals, 6 CONCACAF Gold Cups, no finishes worse than third since 1991). North Korea played well in holding them to two goals, especially if so many players were incapacitated as the coach claimed.

Since the Polish women's team has never qualified for a major event, you are probably right in observing that North Korea would clean their clocks.
Posted June 29, 2011
I remember during the lead up to the last world cup, the BBC comparing the national attitudes towards the US and the English teams. Where both teams pretty much always suck, but for some reason the English seem to continually think they'll do well the next time, despite all the evidence to the contrary, and the repeated heartbreak.

As opposed to around here where we're pretty pleased if we aren't eliminated in the first round.
Posted June 29, 2011
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wpegg: I think it's a shame North Korea are still allowed to play international sports. There are many reported cases of their sportsmen being physically punished for losing.
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nmillar: I seem to remember their Government banning the broadcast of their matches at the last World Cup; or did I just invent that?
You didn't, see cjrgreen's post. They banned the Brazil game, then after a surprise draw, they broadcast the portugal game, and everyone saw them lose 7 - 0. The team were then publicly humiliated for 6 hours.
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