North Korea’s central television station recorded and broadcast the next day’s World Cup matches in Qatar, which was used to censor anything the authorities did not like.

2022 World Cup matches are censored in North Korea

Although North Koreans show great interest in the final tournament in Qatar, they are unable to watch the sports live.

The France-Australia match was broadcast a day after the match, and the advertisements and flags of one of the sponsors, a South Korean car company, were censored, Korea Posts writes.

Also, from the opening ceremony of the World Cup, which was recorded and later broadcast, the Kim Jong-un regime removed footage of the South Korean delegation entering the stage.

And during broadcasts of English Premier League matches, commentators deliberately do not pronounce the names of South Korean players.

North Korea is illegally recording 2022 World Cup matches in Qatar

It is very likely that the North Koreans are illegally recording the matches of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, since they did not receive the rights to broadcast the World Cup. During rebroadcasts, images are accompanied by their own comments and captions.