North Korea: “The entire [World Cup team] was forced onto a stage at the People’s Palace of Culture and subjected to criticism from Pak Myong-chol, the sports minister, as 400 government officials, students and journalists watched. The players were subjected to a ‘grand debate’ on July 2 because they failed in their “ideological struggle” to succeed in South Africa, Radio Free Asia and South Korean media reported. The team’s coach, Kim Jong-hun, was reportedly forced to become a builder and has been expelled from the Workers’ Party of Korea.” On the bright side … they avoided prison camps, which reportedly had happened in the past. Might that have been the punishment if Portugal had tacked a field goal on its 7-0 victory? [Telegraph]