Captain Hong Yong-Jo missed an eighth-minute penalty for the Koreans, who qualified for the 2010 World Cup but lost all three matches, after Hamdan Al Kamali fouled Germany-based striker Jong Tae-Se.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The global media has focused a lot of attention on striker Jong Tae-Se, a fascinating blend of Korean identity, youth, and soccer talent.

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In the previous blog post I mentioned how the global media had a series of stories on North Korean World Cup soccer team striker Jong Tae-Se, a North Korean passport-holder born and raised in Nagoya, Japan.

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