North Korea’s girls’s football group obtained a roaring homecoming after their title win at the 2024 Fifa U-20 World Cup in Colombia, AFP video footage revealed on Sunday.
The nation’s U-20 females team returned home on Saturday after their 1-0 success over Japan to declare the title in Bogot á, their 3rd such success after event wins in 2006 and 2016.
The accomplishment has actually positioned the separated nation on equivalent ground with giants Germany and the United States.
The gamers were welcomed by their households at the flight terminal in Pyongyang, several conquer with delight, some in splits.
“I am really happy that we demonstrated to the full the honour of the country. We will continue to demonstrate the dignity of the country,” claimed a noticeably psychological Chae Un Yong, captain of the nationwide group.
The gamers were after that accompanied onto an open vehicle embellished with blossoms and repainted with the North Korean flag, driving via the city as they swung to individuals on the roads.
“They extended thanks to the cheering citizens, reminding themselves of the time when they played games with the warm encouragement sent by all the people across the country,” the main information company KCNA reported.
AFP video footage revealed a big group of individuals collecting by the vehicle to tremble the gamers’ hands and wave nationwide flags.
The U-20 Women’s World Cup win complied with years of the nation’s withdrawal from worldwide showing off competitors because of the Covid pandemic.
North Korea’s females’s football group holds a solid footing on the worldwide phase, rated 9th, in plain comparison to their male equivalents, that are rated 111th.
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