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Tue 06 Jun 2010North Korea aiming 'to make great leader proud'
GROUP G/Brazil v Nth Korea:There are just five North Korean media at this World Cup, only one of whom is a reporter, writes EMMET MALONESoccer Correspondent in Johannesburg
BRAZIL ARE old hands at this World Cup stuff and, for the rest of us, their pre-match press conference was all that you expect in these situations; a fleeting glimpse of just the sort of manager v media feud that seems to be as much a part of the game these days as fast cars and foul play. With the North Koreans, however, everything is different.
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