평양, 한국 북한 월드컵 축구 예선, 중계방송 불허: 축구와 정치 연계 비참한 현실이다.

남북한 축구 축제로 이어지지 못해 안타깝다. 한국 붉은 악마와 축구팬들이 북한 평양 김일성 종합경기장에서 응원할 수 있도록 남북한 정부가 협조했어야 했다. 

김정은 평양 정부가 한국과 북한 축구 경기 중계방송을 허용하지 않았다. 한국 응원단 입국도 전혀 협조하지 않았다. 평양정부가 문재인 정부에 대한 불만을 노골적으로 표현한 것이다. 그러나 축구는 민간 시민사회 교류 차원에서, 정치적 관계와는 조금 거리를 둬야 한다. 이런 맥락에서 볼때, 이번 김정은 평양정부의 축구중계 불허는 굉장히 안타깝고 비참한 결정이다.

미국 트럼프와 북한 김정은은 정상 회담 재개를 통해 공식적인 외교 관계를 수립할 신뢰를 형성해야 한다. 상대방을 정치적으로 이용하려는 외교와 보여주기식 정상회담은 이제 우리에게 전혀 도움이 되지 않는다.

문재인 정부도 독자적인 대북정책, 대미 정책을 구사하지 않으면, 북한과의 외교 관계에서 실리를 취하기 힘들다. 

The upcoming Fifa 2022 World Cup Qualifier between South Korea and North Korea in Pyongyang will not be screened live, it has been confirmed by South Korean broadcasters.

A joint statement on Monday from South Korea’s biggest terrestrial television broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS announced that the fears the game would not be beamed from the capital of their northern neighbours were accurate.

KBS reported on their website that the three broadcasters had not received a response from Pyongyang until Monday, a day before the first meeting between the men’s national teams in North Korea since 1990.

The report also confirmed that no South Korean reporters were permitted to travel to the North Korean capital.

The upcoming Fifa 2022 World Cup Qualifier between South Korea and North Korea in Pyongyang will not be screened live, it has been confirmed by South Korean broadcasters.

A joint statement on Monday from South Korea’s biggest terrestrial television broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS announced that the fears the game would not be beamed from the capital of their northern neighbours were accurate.

KBS reported on their website that the three broadcasters had not received a response from Pyongyang until Monday, a day before the first meeting between the men’s national teams in North Korea since 1990.

The report also confirmed that no South Korean reporters were permitted to travel to the North Korean capital.

Steve Han • 한만성

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It’s official now. The second round Asian qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup in Pyongyang between North Korea and South Korea will NOT be broadcasted live, according to a joint-statement released by KBS, MBC and SBS, South Korea’s three major terrestrial TV networks.

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South Korean players and staff were to travel to their northern neighbour via Beijing after being refused their request to travel direct.

While there will be no away fans at the 50,000 capacity Kim Il-sung Stadium, the Seoul-based English language newspaper Korea Times reports that local fans are willing to pay to see South Korean stars Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in.

Tickets from touts were said to cost US$6, the equivalent to buying 10 kilograms of rice, according to Korea Times.

It was unclear whether foreign tourists or diplomats would be allowed to purchase tickets for the game, or if rumours were true that it will be played behind closed doors.

Neither Fifa nor the AFC had made a statement on the situation. It is not unusual for games played in North Korea involving foreign opponents to not be broadcast live overseas.

While the men’s team have not played in Pyongyang since their 1990 friendly match, South Korea’s women played there in 2017.

The two countries competed under a unified flag for a number of events at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. It had also been reported that Seoul and Pyongyang are considering a joint bid for the 2032 Summer Games.

Earlier this month South Korean president Moon Jae-in told the public to back the proposal, after receiving support from IOC president Thomas Bach.