{"id":348731,"date":"2026-06-02T21:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-north-koreas-soccer-stars-burst-into-tears-meeting-kim-jong-un\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:00:23","slug":"why-north-koreas-soccer-stars-burst-into-tears-meeting-kim-jong-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-north-koreas-soccer-stars-burst-into-tears-meeting-kim-jong-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Why North Korea\u2019s soccer stars burst into tears meeting Kim Jong Un"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qRGqnmKnoYU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why North Korea\u2019s soccer stars burst into tears meeting Kim Jong Un\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qRGqnmKnoYU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>North Korea&#8217;s women&#8217;s club-level regional champions were nearly emotionless while competing in South Korea. 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