They still lost to the USA in the World Cup tournament despite their strong will to play through the pain.

http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/North-Korea-blames-loss-to-U-S-on-players-getti?urn=sow-wp2852

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"North Korea blame loss to U.S. on players getting struck by lightning A couple of second-half goals gave the U.S. a 2-0 win over North Korea and a strong start to their Women's World Cup run. The eighth-ranked North Koreans have the youngest team in the tournament with an average age of 20. Still, their discipline and skill gave the U.S. a lot of trouble in the first half before controversial starter Lauren Cheney justified her selection by heading in the first goal in the 54th minute and defender Rachel Buehler scored a second in the 76th minute. After the match, North Korea manager Kwang Min Kim shocked the congregated press by revealing that his side isn't just the youngest team, but it is also the only team in the tournament that's been struck by lightning. From the BBC: "When we stayed in Pyongyang during training our players were hit by lightning, and more than five of them were hospitalised," said coach Kim. "Some stayed in hospital and then came to Germany later than the rest of us. The goalkeeper and the four defenders were most affected, and some midfielders as well. The physicians said the players were not capable of participating in the tournament. "But World Cup football is the most important and significant event for a footballer, so they don't want to think about anything but football. "The fact that they played could be called abnormal, the result of very strong will." Given the secretive nature of the North Koreans, we may never know if this is true or not. The players aren't allowed to speak to the press, their training sessions are protected by security guards and closed to outsiders, and their public appearances regularly get canceled. Plus, it is curious that Kim only mentioned this freak occurrence after his team lost. If it is true, a lightning strike that injured four defenders and disrupted their training could explain why their back line seemed to fall apart in the second half after holding the U.S. scoreless in the first. But even if it's not true, it's still a tremendous excuse that others might now try in everyday life."

6/29/2011 8:51:07 AM

don't they spin stories all the time?

6/29/2011 9:00:06 AM

So, one lightning strike took all of them out, or they just kept playing after the first 4 were struck?

6/29/2011 9:03:37 AM

This was my favorite part

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"The goalkeeper and the four defenders were most affected, and some midfielders as well. "

6/29/2011 9:04:59 AM

6/29/2011 9:05:38 AM

Pikachu uses Thunder.

It's Super Effective!

6/29/2011 9:08:29 AM

damn that is baller as fuck. dude got hit by lightening twice and still walked away. That's one lucky mofo right there.

6/29/2011 9:14:13 AM

Quote :

"If you click on this and you will get superpowers!"

6/29/2011 9:24:08 AM

I would think getting hit by lightning twice in the first place is rather unlucky.

6/29/2011 9:25:25 AM

i feel somewhat horrible, but i laughed.

lucky dude to survive that though.

6/29/2011 9:52:47 AM

the lightning video is fake

6/29/2011 10:39:14 AM

I think he just slipped and fell, then fell again because he was dizzy. Someone edited in the lightning and burn marks. But who knows.

6/29/2011 12:14:34 PM

6/29/2011 12:17:09 PM

i'm still waiting for a north korean to defect on the field while playing against the US

6/29/2011 12:22:03 PM

I'm trying to figure out the guy running by in his tighty whiteys in that video.

6/29/2011 12:25:38 PM

5 were hospitalized?

Did somebody hit them with chain lightning.

6/29/2011 12:41:02 PM

Leon doesn't understand the concept of current itt

6/29/2011 12:55:32 PM

Ok, so they were hugging in a puddle of water with their shoes off?

6/29/2011 1:00:53 PM

i too am a little confused as to how so many people got struck at once.


unless i read it wrong the article doesn't make it very clear.

6/29/2011 1:08:51 PM

Well BlueMoon001 were waiting for your explanation. Please educated us with your knowledge of MYSTICAL ELECTRICITY!

6/29/2011 1:17:17 PM

i guess if you are in close enough proximity it could happen.....

but you think they would clarify that.


i know cody tells me a story about how he was about 30 feet away from a flag pole when it got struck once.
said it knocked him and his friends down and made the hairs on their arms stand up.

6/29/2011 1:19:47 PM

We need ThePeter to explain he's an engineer.

6/29/2011 2:08:50 PM

It is a given fact that if you do enough Karate that you do not get hit by lightning.


Therefore: this story cannot possibly be real

6/29/2011 2:37:29 PM

Soccer is the new wwf
And by that I mean a bunch of fake pussies in short shorts making shit up as they go along

6/29/2011 2:42:00 PM