In this image from TV, the North Korean soccer team, wearing shirts and ties, as they are welcomed back home after they qualified for the Soccer World Cup Finals, at Pyongyang airport. North Korea, on Saturday June 20, 2009. The team returned home on Saturday to a hand-picked crowd of officials and North Korean citizens who gathered at Pyongyang airport to welcome the national heroes. North Korea's national soccer team qualified Wednesday June 17, for the 2010 World Cup when their match against Saudi Arabia ended in a draw. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

In this image from TV, the North Korean soccer team, wearing shirts and ties, as they are welcomed back home after they qualified for the Soccer World Cup Finals, at Pyongyang airport. North Korea, on Saturday June 20, 2009. The team returned home on Saturday to a hand-picked crowd of officials and North Korean citizens who gathered at Pyongyang airport to welcome the national heroes. North Korea's national soccer team qualified Wednesday June 17, for the 2010 World Cup when their match against Saudi Arabia ended in a draw.

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