North Korea’s World Cup Loss To Portugal, Chinese Reactions

Jong Tae-Se in 2010 World Cup match against Portugal.

From Mop:

Various niu internet comments following North Korea’s loss

Rumor has it that the North Korean Workers Party’s newspaper Rodong Sinmun ran a story on the 22nd: “A people that can afford to lose is a people with hope, the great Juche Idea is ever-victorious.”

Before the opponent that eliminated them 44 years ago, the North Korean team met its worst defeat in history. What was different this time was that this match was the first World Cup match ever broadcast live in North Korea. As soon as the final whistle was blown, North Korean state TV switched to another program without any comment on the game at all. At full time, the expression on the face of manager Kim Jong-Hun was a picture of dejection, and the team gave no interviews. Walking past the reporters’ box, star forward Jeong Dae-sae was heard to say “I hoped to  get revenge against Portugal for what happened 44 years ago, I never thought we’d let in so many goals.

Wishing the North Korean team a safe trip home, below are some Mop member comments regarding North Korea’s brutal loss:

1. Capitalist countries really are cruel… the people of socialist countries are just too kind-hearted.

2. Some international aid organisation there should take the initiative and rescue the North Korean team… I’ve heard that there’s a lot of space for running, they do plastic surgery really well, lots of international criminals get it done there…

3. Developing soccer talent in socialist countries is a long and arduous task…

4. Portugal’s lively performance wasn’t that of a single grape, but a whole bunch. [A pun on 'Portugal': in Chinese the first two syllables of that nation's name spell out the word 'grape'. Not really that funny even if you speak Chinese actually.]

5. Japanese media sources were quoted in Voice of America saying that the game would be broadcast on Korean State TV. According to the Twittersphere, as soon as the score got to 5:0, the game was cut, and scenes showing the Kumgangsan tourist region were shown in its place. For those players, I think that being sent to the mines will be the least of their worries.

6、主公 被4反贼2忠臣1内奸人一球……[Do not really understand this.]

7. I bet 1000 RMB that North Korea will be launching a nuclear attack against Portugal this year!!!

8. Portugal, you need to give the UN Security Council a written explanation, give the international community an explanation. North Korea is going to use the nuke!!!

North Korean goal keeper fails to block Portugal shot.

9. Although capitalism will inevitably be replaced by socialism, and capitalist soccer teams will be surpassed by socialist teams, it’s going to be a long time coming!

10. Tonight, the North Korean team knows how the Chinese team always feels…

11. 5 North Korean players have started permanent residence in South Africa. The rest are going home to face the firing squad.

12. A headline on the Mop.com homepage: “If you win you’ll be meeting Kim Jong-Il, If you lose, you’ll be meeting Kim Il-Sung…” (too hilarious).

13. I only went out to eat and North Korea got themselves into such a mess!

14. 7 – 0, they let in a goal for every day of the week.

15. Although the North Korean team is built on faith and belief, without victory, belief holds as much water as a sieve.

16. The North Koreans were quite honest, at least they played cleanly, not like those Portuguese niubi‘s, with their diving, foul play, they were so dirty, fuck.

17. North Korea’s running dog state media would definitely not dare broadcast this. But North Korea today is our yesterday. This should make us reflect about the humiliation we suffered historically are not ridicule, because we are still being ridiculed today.

18. All of the North Korean team members were fallen angels in their past life~~~ so please never go hurt the coal miners~ give them a shovel and let them go do what they really enjoy doing…

19. North Korea has finally surpassed China….

20. The Chinese team can not go to the World Cup and still win honor/glory.

21. North Korea urgently needs some skilled film editors!

22. Fatty Kim [a nickname for Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il] said: The entire North Korean team, after the World Cup, is being banished to Foxconn. [Foxconn is the Chinese company which made news for a recent spate of employee suicides.]

23. As a loyal fan of the DPRK soccer team, I am observing a mourning period of four days without soccer.

24. Apply for political asylum… you can stay in South Africa.

Jon Tae-Se sits on the ground while Portugal celebrates their World Cup victory.

25. It’s not the World Cup, it’s Hollywood!

26. The North Korean team are still fortunate/blessed…at least them losing will mean mining coal in North Korea…and not mining coal in China…

27. In a year we’ll hear the story of a tragic accident in a North Korean mine which claimed the lives of eleven miners…

28. They won’t be working in mines, but clearing them. Land mines, that is.

29. The reason they lost is that too many Chinese fans were supporting them.

30. Those poor North Korean girls, it was the first time they had gone overseas, they probably weren’t used to those South African beds…

31. From now on when you support the North Korean team you’re supporting the production of coal!

32. And the North Koreans sing: “Our defences are often broken, our goal mouth awaits you, no matter how far, no matter how close, it’s always a goal, you can…”

33. North Korean grapes: 7 RMB for 500g. [Another pun.]

34. After the Americans lost 0-3, Poland breathed a sigh of relief. “At least we’re not as bad as America!” When Ukraine lost 0-4, the Americans also breathed a sigh of relief: “As long as we have Ukraine, we aren’t the worst team!” When Serbia lost a game 0-6, the Ukrainians breathed a sigh of relief: “Thank God for Serbia!” Serbia looked at everyone gloating at others’ misfortunes, and cried: “China, where are you? The Serbian people miss you!” (China looks at North Korea, and North Korea says: “What are you losers looking at?”)

35. You’ve made a fundamental mistake. It’s not important whether or not they’ll be sent to the mines, you’ve forgotten that in the North Korean workers’ paradise, the position of a miner is higher than that of a football player!

36. I watched the beginning but didn’t guess the ending.

Portugal celebrates 2010 7-0 victory against North Korea.

From Mop:

Spielberg’s next movie: Saving Minoer Jong Tae-Se

Things happen fast in North Korea, Jeong Dae-Sae’s work permit is already ready. After receiving his orders from General Kim Jong-Il, Jeong was crying with happiness, thanking General Kim, his country, the North Korean Workers’ Party…

Spielberg’s next movie: Saving Miner Jeong Dae-Se

A Chinese netizen photoshop showing North Korea's 2010 World Cup national football team as coal miners after losing against Portugal in the 2010 South Africa World Cup.

Miner Jong Tae-Se series photoshops, calling all Moppers.

Chinese netizen photoshop of North Korean 2010 World Cup player Jong Tae-Se as a miner.

Chinese netizen photoshop of North Korean 2010 World Cup player Jeong Dae-Se as a miner. Chinese netizen photoshop of North Korean 2010 World Cup player Chong Tese as a miner.

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  1. how did comment 36 make the list

  2. chinese are the photoshop masters of the universe and koreans the plastic surgeons of the world. game on

  3. the miner pic is hilarious…some of the jokes are really funny especially that one about kim jong il and his father

  4. Well, while it’s pretty funny that the DPRK got an utter stuffing on their national TV…

    …I can’t help feel the Portuguese were over the top in their celebrations. Every goal was greeted like they had just downed Goliath. There’s no glory in crushing an opponent much, much, much, much, much, much weaker than yourselves.

    • Its kind of like the joy of taking candy from a baby and then being given the key to the city, 10 supermodel wives, a benz, and a mansion in the downtown business district of the city. Wouldn’t you be overjoyed too?

      • I don’t think it’s accurate to say Portugal greeted every goal in an over-the-top manner. After NK put one past Brazil, they were well within their rights to be happy about the first three as it was definite confirmation that they’d put the game to bed. To give a specific example, C-luo’s goal didn’t exactly have him running, screaming, in to the stands, did it? He actually just strutted away with a smirk on his face that said something between “I can’t believe that worked” and “I’m pretty damn good at this shit”.

        And on a final point, every goal they scored made it more and more unlikely that Ivory Coast could feasibly catch them, a genuine concern at the time following the nil nil stalemate in the first game and the possibility of losing to Brazil. So that although it was certainly not vewy nice of mean ol’ Portugal to put seven in, they had good reason to go out and score as many as they could.

  5. This site’s stories are as boring as CCTV reports now…

  6. funny how the douche bag Kim Jong-Ill will be watching the world cup rather than deal with more important priorities such as averting UN sanctions, resolving the Korean peninsular crisis and disarming.

    Whats more ridiculous, it now accuses the US of owning it trillions of dollars of compensation for circumventing its development.

    • You’re right, he’s too busy convening NK’s rubber-stamp parliament to consolidate power to his son. His tyranny shall continue through Lil’ Baby Kim, so dad can snack on seaweed crisps and watch Premiership footy on the telly with his plastic flip-flops dangling from his big toe

  7. Football sucks, and fuck you for liking it.

    “90 minutes without politics”
    “For the love of the game”

    … bullshit.

    Media perpetuates hate.

  8. “…I can’t help feel the Portuguese were over the top in their celebrations. Every goal was greeted like they had just downed Goliath. There’s no glory in crushing an opponent much, much, much, much, much, much weaker than yourselves”.

    Goal difference is CRUCIAL for further advancedment if you lose point.

    Portugal is going against Brazil in the next game, they would stupid for not trying score 3 or 4 more goal to close the gap.

    Wolrd Cup is a prestigious things for all nations world wide, even winning a game would mean alot. And for many players they only have one in a lifetime opportunity since they start kick the ball at age 6

    They are happy beccause of the secure advancement not because of they beat the shit of TEH BEST KOREA.

    And American football or more properly “handegg” make sense as the use of customary units,

  9. BTW: FORÇA PORTUGAL! TEMOS QUE ACREDITAR!

    Ronaldo’s still a cunt though.

  10. The stupidity of the contained from the comment above makes me weeps for the human race…

  11. Soccer is a form of football and hundred-year-out British university slang for Football AsSOCiation. Use what you like, or not. Just cut the useless nationalist terminology crap. It’s 2010 and you’re not getting any younger.

  12. Fucking Ghana…

  13. Oh my gosh !!! I’ ve never more enjoyed of a Chinasmack post before, as I am doing with the comments of this one !!!

  14. Hahahahahah this is hilarious, so Portuguese cheated their match too? You Chinese netizens are strange bunch!

  15. Capitalism will be replaced by socialism. Where do people find this shit? Oh yeah – the internet in China.

  16. Is it not somewhat hypocritical for north Korea to promote winning? surely it’s only about taking part and contributing to the entertainment and eventual outcome that matters?

  17. “16. The North Koreans were quite honest, at least they played cleanly, not like those Portuguese niubi‘s, with their diving, foul play, they were so dirty, fuck.”

    WTF? Who is the sucker who write this? Portuguese niubi’s? North Korea and CHina are the only one niubi’s you stupid motherfucker.

  18. Fuck u! The only ones niubis are China and North Korea. Portugal is one of the best countries in Europa.

  19. If I say a word and you know what I mean by it, what’s the big deal?

  20. Blast is correct. Do you really not know the history of the word soccer? It’s originally an English word, from… England!

    (and it’s not just the U.S. that refers to the sport as soccer these days)

  21. I would like to see armour clad american footballers even try to compete in rugby or league.
    In case you dont know. Your US football was created because rugby was too brutal for weak Americans.

  22. Sorry Jones, don’t blame Canada for football. Canada invented basketball, not football.

  23. Football = soccer, rugby, league, gridiron. Probably Gallic football and Aussie rules too.

    The games evolved from what some people call soccer.
    soccer begot rugby union. rugby union begot rugby league and gridiron (its uncle might have still been soccer, i dont know) soccer and rugby union begot Gallic football and im guessing aussie rules too.

    Families at war. It is just like people.

  24. Everyone knows that China invented football (and golf and cricket and tennis and everything else) thousands of years ago. did you know that China has a 5000-year history? You can never understand.

  25. Good China invented something in the past… but now it must have run out of creativity cause for year now it’s only specialty is copying other countries inventions.

  26. It’s “Association Football”, not “Soccer”.
    It’s “Rugby”, not “Australian Football”.
    It’s “Gridiron”, not “American Football”.

    Football uses a spherical ball, not a hand-egg.

  27. Not a big expert in soccer or football – I always thought that football is the game where people kick the ball with feet. So why in some countries the word “football” is preserved for games where players take it with hands???

    In any case FIFA doesn’t seem to have “Soccer” in its abbreviation, does it?

  28. Lame Jones. once again you have proved to the world you are lame.
    La Mer…

  29. pure comedic gold? yeah, if you’re fucking Banya!

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