"he instills fear in the minds of our enemies, he gives power stronger than a thousand backs and ten thousand goalkeepers."

-Ri Myong-gak, North Korean goalkeeper before the World Cup match.

GOD and Kim Jong-il did not come to South Africa. But every team competing at the Africa-shaped Sokkerstad stadium must mobilize all forces, even mysterious ones, to win. For Ri Myong-guk, the North Korean goalkeeper, that mysterious force is Kim Jong-il, the h