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Could a soccer match help mend ties between North and South Korea?

20 May 2026 at 07:21
A North Korean women’s soccer team will take the field Wednesday in South Korea, a rare cross-border clash as Kim Jong Un pursues a more hostile policy toward his neighbor.

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Players from North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC arriving at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on Sunday.

© Jung Yeon-je

North Korean players at a training session in Suwon, South Korea, on Monday.

© Pedro Pardo

Kim Kyong Yong of North Korea, front, and Lee Yu-jin of South Korea during the Women's Asian Champions League semi-final football match in Suwon on Wednesday.

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NBC News' Tom Llamas at a BYD dealership in Beijing this week.

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