North Korea qualifies for the Women’s World Cup for the first time since 2011

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GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — North Korea has qualified for the Women’s World Cup for the first time since a doping saga in 2011 led to its long absence from top-tier international tournaments. Hong Song Ok scored a hat trick in a 4-0 win over Taiwan on Thursday in playoffs at the Women’s Asian Cup to determine the confederation’s fifth and sixth qualifiers for next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Angela Beard and Jaclyn Sawicki scored in a six-minute span to help the Philippines secure a World Cup

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