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Kim Kyong-il
North Korean footballer · North Korea · Footballers · Born 1988 · age 37
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Something wrong?A North Korean footballer whose name appears in the records of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa - the tournament where his national team arrived with just one player from a European club, making them an outlier in a competition newly defined by continental reach.
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About this person
Kim Kyong-il was part of North Korea's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held from 11 June to 11 July in South Africa. The tournament required each nation to submit a preliminary list of 30 players by 11 May, then trim to a final roster by 1 June. His team stood alone: North Korea was the only squad with just a single player from a European club, Hong Yong-jo, in a World Cup where every participating nation for the first time had at least one Europe-based name. The contrast was stark - Nigeria fielded no domestic players, England fielded none from abroad - but North Korea's near-total isolation from the European game marked them as the tournament's geographic extreme.
In common with Kim
Jong Il-gwanAlso played for Rimyongsu Sports Club
Pak Kwang-ryongAlso played for North Korea men's national football teamAn Chol-hyokAlso played for Rimyongsu Sports Club
Choe Myong-HoAlso played for North Korea national under-17 football teamKim Kum-ilAlso played for North Korea national under-20 football team
Pak Nam-cholAlso played for North Korea men's national football teamFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.