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North Korean women’s soccer club returns to South Korea for first time in 8 years

More than 7,000 spectators filled Suwon World Cup Stadium for one of the few remaining forms of inter-Korean contact.

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May 20, 2026
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A North Korean women’s soccer club competed in South Korea on Tuesday for the first time in eight years, creating one of the rarest forms of direct contact between the two Koreas as political and civilian exchanges remain largely frozen. The 39-member delegation, consisting of 27 players and 12 staff members, arrived at Inche…

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