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The goal of this Asian country is to start "producing" top-level footballers who will surpass even Lionel Messi with their mastery.
This goal should be achieved by the international "Pyongyang" football academy opened in 2013.
Ri Yu-Il, the school's coach, said:
"Our current goal is to dominate our continent, and in the near future - the whole planet.
We nurture our talents so that they will surpass players like Lionel Messi with their mastery in the future."
Currently, North Korea ranks 126th in the FIFA ranking.
The highest achievement of this country is reaching the quarterfinals of the World Cup in 1966, when the Koreans sensationally defeated Italy.
