North Korean footballers play historic semi-final in South Korea | ABC News | Asia News Week

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For the first time in eight years, North Korean athletes have crossed the border into South Korea to compete. The North Korean women’s football side beat their South Korean opponents to earn a place in the AFC Women’s Champions League final. BBC Seoul correspondent Jake Kwon was at the historic match and describes to Asia News Week’s Yvonne Yong how the visiting team garnered a lot of support during the game. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia

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