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“The world ’s most strange North-South Derby” The Western media named it South Korea ’s North Korean soccer game in Pyongyang last month. North and South often play soccer, but it is the first time in 29 years that the boy A national team will play in Pyongyang. But that was not the only exception. And the background was ...

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October 15, 2019. The Korean national anthem rang and the Korean flag was raised at Kim Il Sung stadium in Pyongyang.

This is unusual in North Korea.

South Korea and North Korea faced each other in the second Asian qualifier aiming for the World Cup Qatar in 2022. So far, between the north and south, the male A representative has played in the World Cup qualifiers, but all the matches were held in Korea or in a third country.

For the first time in history, North and South played in Pyongyang in the World Cup qualifying, and it was also the first time in 29 years that a boy ’s national team met in Pyongyang.

Unusual! No audience No relay No results scored

However, this historic game has become a “nothing”.

North Korea refused to accept the Korean cheering party, and there was no Pyongyang citizen in the stadium. I decided to play the game with no audience.

I did not accept the Korean cheering party, so I made the same conditions, I didn't want to let the Korean national anthem and the national flag touch the Pyongyang citizens, and I was worried about losing the game. A way of viewing came out.

In addition, there was no TV broadcast. North Korea did not allow Korean media to enter the country.

During the game, the Korean Football Association continued to send information sent from the staff dispatched to the local area on Twitter.

And the result of the game is 0-0 with no score.

The media reported that this game was “not a monster” as “the most bizarre north-south derby in the world” and “one game out of the ordinary”.

Is uniform exchange a "sanction violation"? !

Initially, the players were considering going directly from Korea to North Korea. By plane, it takes about an hour from Seoul to Pyongyang. However, North Korea did not accept it, and the players eventually went to Pyongyang over two days via China.

South Korea's soccer association has submitted a request to the AFC = Asian Football Federation for disposition to North Korea because North Korea has neglected the necessary cooperation.

By the way, it was not possible to exchange uniforms to give good luck to each other after the match. However, this was not decided by North Korea, but the Korean side considered international sanctions.

Since the Korean national team wears an American brand uniform, we decided that putting it in North Korea could be a sanctions violation.

The players are said to have received detailed guidance to bring back uniforms and spikes. It was exactly “unusual”.

Rarely north-south

Why are South Korea and North Korea so nervous?

The background is the current north-south relationship. The attitude toward the opponent is completely different.

South Korea “I want to develop the North-South relationship somehow”

First is Korea. President Moon Jane has identified the development of the North-South relationship as one of the most important issues.

The UN General Assembly proposed that the demilitarized zone that separates the north and south be set as an international peace zone and invite international organizations. On that basis, we called for registration of the World Heritage with the north and south.

South Korea is making efforts to improve the environment of its demilitarized zone.

In June, a service using the next generation communication standard “5G” was introduced in a village located just 400 meters south of North Korea.

We are trying to attract international organizations to make the “peace zone” that President Moon says.

North Korea Strict attitude toward Korea

One North Korea. It shows a very strict attitude toward Korea.

What shocked South Korea in particular was the remarks of Kim Jong-un, the Korean Labor Party chairman, over the mountain of Kumgang, a scenic spot in North Korea where the North and South worked together.

Chairman Kim said the facility on the Korean side was “feeling bad just looking” and instructed it to be removed.

Furthermore, the North Korean side requested that discussions be made in exchange of written documents for the removal of the facility.

On the other hand, the Korean side requested to meet and talk directly. The gap between the two positions has not been filled, and there is no prospect of discussions.

Missile launch 3 hours after Souden

On the 29th of last month, when President Moon ’s mother died, Chairman Kim sent out a message on the next day to convey deep condolences. The Korean side, which had been seeking to improve relations with North Korea, had a growing expectation that it might be a chance.

However, just three hours after the announcement that the Soden was delivered on the 31st, North Korea launched two flying objects that seem to be short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of ​​Japan. The expectation that came out quickly was also a result.

North Korea ’s line of sight is in America

So where is North Korea ’s line of sight? That is America.

Last month, practitioner talks about denuclearization with the US resumed, but North Korea claimed that it broke down. The United States is urged to present a breakthrough in the meantime.

If there is no progress in talks between the United States and North Korea, sanctions against North Korea will be difficult to ease, and progress in economic cooperation between the North and South cannot be expected. It seems that this is one of the factors that make North Korea solicit an irritability against South Korea.

For the Mun administration, the North-South relationship in the signage policy has stalled, leading to a decline in support.

North-South relations are becoming increasingly uncertain as there is no effective way to overcome the situation since last year, when the mood of harmony spread, such as three summits.

Seoul branch office