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Does anyone know if Korea DPR will be realeasing a new shirt for the 2010 World Cup ?

Since 2005 Korea DPR have had 4 different kit suppliers, Adidas, Fila, Hummel and Erke.

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I'd love to get my hands on a new DPRK shirt. I have an older Hummel one. It is very plain. These ones are a huge step up.

anyone know who its being made by?

It could be anyone, could even be self made, don't forget about all the sanctions against North Korea means that proper commercial sponsorship is almost impossible.

It's made by Hummel...

Do you have pictures to support this?

Well, that's a tough one...

I mean...look at these pictures of the NK team waiting at an airport:
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Definetly Hummel...

But I watched the second Venzuela x NKorea match yesterday and they wore plain white kits with oldschool style numbers in the back.
The logo of the kit manufacturer resembles lotto's, but it seems to be a local company, which makes sense. No badge, by the way, they wear the national flag on the left side of the chest.
Funny to notice too, that they still don't have front numbers...but they sure will....

Pictures of the match here:
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Numbers in the back:
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They very well may be hummel but apparently their bags were lost and they had to play in this emergency kit made by the brand Forte, obviously an away kit as North Korea wouldn't wear anything other than all-red.

Really hope they have something better than this cheap looking rubbish, even if they're run by a tyrannical dictator they deserve something better looking.

Here are two pictures of ther 09 kits from NKorea.
www.aworldofsoccer.com/national_teams/north_korea.htm
The website says it's 08-09, but I think it might be wrong, because from what I know, the 08 kits were made by Erke:
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What is confusing is that they were currently wearing Hummel, but their kits are cited everywhere as Erke.

I'm currently waiting for them to respod an e-mail I sent to the football confederation of Korea DPR and then, if they answer, we'll know for sure...

Still no reply from the Korean football fed...anyway, guess we'll have to wait and see then...

n. korea shirts are being manufactured by erke.

There a rumor that Jako will be the supplier for Korea DPR. The home kit is all dark red. And the away kit is all black.

DPR Korea's home kit will be nothing other than all red, whether it is dark red or not is a matter of opinion, It'll most probably be the same shade as on the Pirma kit. speaking of Pirma, from everything I've read and heard, they seemed to snapped DPR Korea up after they lost their kits on a permanent basis. Just don't forget who you're dealing with though!

They wore this last Thursday: