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- ↑ Bishop, Alex (February 20, 2024). "What is behind North Korea's rise as a women's football power?" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ Author, No (February 27, 2024). "Tough domestic league behind North Korea's soccer success". The Japan Times.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "2024 Olympics: North Korea women's football team, long a propaganda tool, hopes to qualify". February 27, 2024 – via Le Monde.
- ↑ "North Korea's secret sporting weapon" – via The Economist.
- ↑ NK, Daily (September 26, 2007). "The Secret of the North Korean Women's Soccer Team".
- ↑ "How soccer once gave North Korean women an equal shot at sporting glory | NK News". NK News - North Korea News. August 22, 2023.
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