The sudden spring downpour witnessed a North-South women’s football showdown, which concluded with a victory for North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC, supported by a joint North-South cheering squad. North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC advanced to the final after defeating Suwon FC Women 2-1 in the 2026 AFC Women’s Champions League (AWCL) semifinal

A North Korean women’s soccer team will take the field Wednesday in South Korea, a rare cross-border clash as leader Kim Jong Un pursues a more hostile policy toward his neighbor.