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North Korea earn the respect of the footballing world

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North Korea's national team, the Chollima gets its name from a mythical 1000 mile long horse

A 2-1 scoreline is not one would expect from the 1st ranked team over the 105th team.

The North Koreans refused to be overawed by Brazil, football's superpower, and five time winners of the World Cup.

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