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North Korea: Women's football's sleeping giant

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North Korea has been one of the strongest female football nations on the planet.

When they took on the United States in 2007 , they were ranked fifth in the world.

They have won three Asian titles in the space of a decade .

The film maker Brigitte Weich spent five years following the North Korean team for her documentary Hana , dul, sed., external.

North Korea were banned from the 2015 World Cup and failed to make the 2019 and 2023 tournaments.

Their 2011 campaign was notable for different reasons - North Korea's women were caught up in football's biggest doping scandal in a generation.

North Koreans are not allowed to travel abroad without permission from the state.

Getting on the national team also means players can get out of the country.

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