football coach Kim Jong-Hun was put to shame and punished by being sentenced to forced labor as a builder after his team lost every World Cup match.According to Sky News, the coach and his team were interrogated by 400 Communist party officials for six hours at the People's Palace of Culture upon returning home from their humiliating losses in South Africa's World Cup games.
North Korea lost 7-0 to Portugal, 2-1 to Brazil, and 3-0 to Ivory Coast.
"Jong-Hun was punished after being accused of 'betraying the trust' of Kim Jong-un - one of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il's sons and heir apparent."
Jong-Hun was further humiliated by being kicked out of the Workers' Party of Korea.
The team was also subjected to embarrassment for not "succeeding in their 'ideological struggle;" but under pressure they put all the blame on their coach for their three match failure.
"In the past, North Korean athletes and coaches who performed badly were sent to prison camps," a South Korean intelligence source said in regards to how "lightly" the players got off.
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