SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - The world's most famous player is not a focus for world's most secretive players, they say

Record ID: 455475

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - The world's most famous player is not a focus for world's most secretive players, they say
  • Date: 21st June 2010
  • Summary: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (JUNE 20, 2010) (REUTERS) CAPE TOWN STADIUM WITH TABLE MOUNTAIN BEHIND INSIDE OF STADIUM NORTH KOREAN TEAM WALKING ONTO FIELD PHOTOGRAPHER NORTH KOREAN MANAGER KIM JONG-HUN STRIKER JONG TAE-SE MANAGER KIM JONG-HUN AT PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) NORTH KOREA MANAGER KIM JONG-HUN SAYING: "Well, of course Cristiano Ronaldo is a world renowned player who receives a lot of attention, that is certain. But in our case, in our game, we're not going to focus specially on one person." VARIOUS OF NORTH KOREAN TEAM TRAINING ON OBSTACLE COURSE JONG TAE-SE GOING THROUGH COURSE MANAGER KIM JONG-HUN AT PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) NORTH KOREA MANAGER KIM JONG-HUN SAYING: "We were very disappointed at that time [1966]. A lot of us still remember that disappointment. I myself remember the game very well. For me and my players we are going to try to do our best to make up for that disappointment." KIM JONG-HUN SAYING "THANK YOU" VARIOUS OF NORTH KOREAN TEAM GOING THROUGH COURSE REPORTERS ON FIELD
  • Embargoed: 6th July 2010 13:00
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  • Location: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA7VF6PVXK4IW3ODB0RJ8U8ZU5I
  • Story Text: The world's most recognised player Cristiano Ronaldo takes to the field against some of the most secretive at the World Cup on Monday (June 21) although North Korea's manager says the Portugal winger will not be a focus.
    "Of course Cristiano Ronaldo is a world renowned player who receives a lot of attention, that is certain. But in our case, in our game, we're not going to focus specially on one person," North Korea coach Kim Jong-hun told reporters ahead of the game in Cape Town.
    North Korea lost their Group G opener 2-1 to Brazil but won respect for the way they held the five-times world champions until the 55th minute, and scored a stunning consolation goal.
    The North Korea coach said reports that four of his players had gone missing were totally unfounded and added that all were fit to play. The squad trained at Green Point stadium on Sunday.
    The team had watched footage of North Korea's remarkable match against Portugal at the 1966 World Cup in England when the Koreans took a 3-0 lead but Portugal staged an astonishing comeback to win the quarter-final 5-3, he added.
    "A lot of us still remember that disappointment. I myself remember the game very well. For me and my players we are going to try to do our best to make up for that disappointment," said Kim who was nine years old at the time.
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