North Korea's Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Kim Il Guk (L) meets members of North Korea's team, who won the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup in China, after their arrival at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on May 19, 2026. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC players arrive at Incheon International Airport in Incheon on May 17, 2026, ahead of the Women's Asian Champions League semi-final football match against South Korea's Suwon FC Women. A North Korean women's football team arrived in South Korea on May 17, marking the first visit by a sports team from the isolated country to its southern neighbour in eight years, to play in the Asian Champions League semi-finals. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: Zach Neto #9 of the Los Angeles Angels gets a sports drink bath after a walk-off, two-run home run to defeat the Athletics 2-1 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 18, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

South Korea's Suwon FC Women head coach Park Kil-young (L) and player Ji So-yun (R) attend a press conference at Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon on May 19, 2026, ahead of the Women's Asian Champions League semi-final football match against North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korea's Suwon FC Women head coach Park Kil-young attends a press conference at Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon on May 19, 2026, ahead of the Women's Asian Champions League semi-final football match against North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korea's Suwon FC Women player Ji So-yun attends a press conference at Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon on May 19, 2026, ahead of the Women's Asian Champions League semi-final football match against North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC head coach Ri Yu Il speaks during a press conference at Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon on May 19, 2026, ahead of the Women's Asian Champions League semi-final football match against South Korea's Suwon FC Women. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC head coach Ri Yu Il reacts during a press conference at Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon on May 19, 2026, ahead of the Women's Asian Champions League semi-final football match against South Korea's Suwon FC Women. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)