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North Korean TV aired brief World Cup match summaries for four days then stopped, omitting games involving South Korea, U.S., and Japan
Korean Central Television broadcast four- to six-minute match summaries from Monday through Thursday but omitted results involving South Korea, the United States and Japan. The coverage included advertising boards for Hyundai Motor Co., Coca-Cola and McDonald's.
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North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television aired four- to six-minute summaries of FIFA World Cup group-stage matches at the end of its evening newscasts from Monday through Thursday. The broadcasts excluded results of games involving South Korea, the United States and Japan. , The Coca-Cola Company and McDonald's.
The footage described aired on June 15, 2026. North Korean state media outlets are not among the media rights licensees authorized by FIFA to broadcast the World Cup games. The North Korean broadcaster previously aired matches from the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand without authorization.
Korean Central Television has ceased broadcasting scenes from the ongoing World Cup since Friday. In the past, North Korea often blurred images related to South Korea and the United States in broadcasts of major sports events, including advertising boards and the South Korean national flag.
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