Re: World Soccer XXIX: Pro/Rel USA! just kidding!
Another important note is that due to North Korea's ban in 2015, they were also banned from the Asian Cup, which is also a WC qualifier. That meant for the 2018 Asian Cup the dropped all the way to the bottom pot in the draws, and by luck were put into South Korea's group. They drew with SK and tied them in the group, but lost out on goal differential.
They could have just been easily put in a group where Thailand, Vietnam, or the Philippines was the top team. So instead of the 11th ranked team in the world, AFC sent the 34th. I've got a feeling USA vs DPRK would have been a little closer than 13-0.
Originally posted by Jimjamesak
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They could have just been easily put in a group where Thailand, Vietnam, or the Philippines was the top team. So instead of the 11th ranked team in the world, AFC sent the 34th. I've got a feeling USA vs DPRK would have been a little closer than 13-0.
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