to have received the most yellow cards.

The top North Korean Football [Soccer] Players who have clocked the most minutes played has been Ri Jun Il with 1235 minutes, Ri Myong Guk with 1126 minutes, Mun In Guk with 1079 minutes, and Cha Jong Hyok with 1050 minutes. The Team has left such an impression that the Iranian President announced that he is allowing the Iranian National Team to use the Presidential Plane for their latest qualifying game against North Korea.

It is hoped that the qualifying games go smoothly but many things cannot be predicted. According to the BBC, North Korea accused South Korea of "poisoning" its players before a qualifying game in April 2009. It was a charge that Soth Korea denied but again there have been attempts to mix politics with sports and it should not happen. The only thing that should predominate is good will and the art of sports especially football [soccer].

Reference:

http://www.fifa.com/associatio ns/association=prk/index.html

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/p reliminaries/asia/standings/in dex.html

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/p reliminaries/asia/teams/team=4 3821/profile.html

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/p reliminaries/asia/teams/team=4 3821/statistics.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asi a-pacific/7985154.stm

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