FIFA president Gianni Infantino caused a stir in the football world this week when he revealed that North Korea and South Korea were considering tabling a joint bid for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. North Korea and South Korea are still technically at war with each other as the conflict in the early 50s ended in an Armistice rather than a peace treaty.

However, in recent years, both nations have utilized sports to foster good relations and this has brought the hope of reconciliation between the two nations. In 2018 both nations fielded a combined women’s hockey team in what was seen as a symbolic moment across the world.