Inside North Korea's Obsession With Dominating Girls' Soccer

The sport has become something of an athletic arbitrage for the country

- DASL YOON AND TIMOTHY W. MARTIN SEOUL

After the last whistle blew at the youth women's World Cup final in November, the Netherlands coach sounded dejected. His side had just lost 3-0.

"I don't think we could have beaten them," the coach conceded.