The Game of Their Lives
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The Game of Their Lives

Documentary charting North Korea's shock success in the 1966 World Cup, telling the story of the team's seven surviving members who remain national heroes and household names to this day. Not only were they the first Asian team to reach the quarter-finals of the competition, but in so doing they sent home championship favourites Italy.

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First Broadcast25 Feb 2009
Latest Broadcast22 Oct 2010
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1966 FIFA World CupDocumentariesFootballHistoryKorea DPR national football teamKorea DPR national football teamPoliticsWorld Cup