{"id":324757,"date":"2026-06-12T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=324757"},"modified":"2026-06-12T06:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:15:48","slug":"north-korea-u17-womens-soccer-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-u17-womens-soccer-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea turns U-17 women&#8217;s soccer triumph into propaganda blitz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">North Korea is aggressively exploiting its under-17 women&#8217;s soccer team&#8217;s Asian Cup triumph for propaganda, turning the U-17 women&#8217;s soccer victory into fuel for an upcoming party meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The ruling party&#8217;s Propaganda and Agitation Department, which controls all ideological messaging in North Korea, ordered party organizations nationwide to launch a sweeping propaganda campaign built around the team&#8217;s championship at the 2026 Asian Football Confederation U-17 Women&#8217;s Asian Cup, a Daily NK source in Pyongyang said on Wednesday. The campaign has been in full swing since early June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Propaganda materials distributed across the country recount the team&#8217;s run in detail. The team won its group stage matches 10-0, 8-0 and 3-0 to top its group, then crushed its quarterfinal opponent 6-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The materials also celebrate the hard-fought semifinal. Yu Jong Hyang opened the scoring in the 28th minute and Ri Kyong Im added a second in the 33rd. After the opponent drew level, Yu struck again in the 65th and 75th minutes to complete a hat trick and seal a 4-2 win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">In the final, the team overwhelmed Japan 5-1. The propaganda materials boast that Japan had not conceded a single goal in the entire tournament before the final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The victory gave North Korea its fifth title in the competition. The materials also trumpet a sweep of the tournament&#8217;s major honors. Yu took both the most valuable player and top scorer awards, goalkeeper Kim Son Gyong won the best goalkeeper award, and the team received the fair play award.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"><strong>Luxury apartments for players, posters for the masses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The propaganda materials note that every player received a personal letter of thanks in the name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while the party&#8217;s Central Committee sent letters of appreciation to the players&#8217; families. The players also reportedly received certificates for top-grade Pyongyang apartments along with home appliances and other lavish gifts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The Propaganda and Agitation Department ordered posters and visual displays celebrating the championship to be put up not only in Pyongyang but in factories, enterprises and farms across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The source said the campaign&#8217;s real aim is to spur achievements in first-half economic work. Those results will feature prominently at the Second Plenary Session of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers&#8217; Party of Korea, a high-level party meeting scheduled for late June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">&#8220;The Propaganda and Agitation Department ordered that the soccer team&#8217;s fighting spirit be actively used as an ideological education tool to build momentum for the plenary session,&#8221; the source said. &#8220;Propaganda framing the team&#8217;s success as a &#8216;victory of collectivism&#8217; continues daily, pressing every workplace to display the same collectivist spirit and deliver results for the June plenum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20260610-5\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Daily NK \u2014 A Note to Readers \u2014 End of Article Pattern -->\n<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a;border-top:3px solid #cc0000;padding:0;margin-top:32px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\">\n  <div style=\"padding:20px 24px 24px;\">\n\n    <!-- Header row -->\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:14px;\">\n      <span style=\"background:#cc0000;color:#fff;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 8px;flex-shrink:0;\">A Note to Readers<\/span>\n      <div style=\"flex:1;height:1px;background:#333;\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Intro line -->\n    <p style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15px;color:#fff;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 12px;\">Reporting from inside North Korea<\/p>\n\n    <!-- Body -->\n    <p style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:13px;color:#bbb;line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 16px;\">\n      Daily NK operates networks of sources inside North Korea who document events in real-time and transmit information through secure channels. 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