Johannesburg (ANTARA News / Reuters) – North Korea first performed at the World Cup finals since 1966, Tuesday, but they immediately got a big challenge from five-time champion, Brazil.

In an attempt to repeat history when advanced to the quarterfinal round in the UK, the team known as persistence of power that has been training with a tour of three continents, beginning in Sri Lanka and ended up in Venezuela.

With various aspects of itself over the communist country's team, the mysteries surrounding one could not help the lowest ranked team in the tournament, especially when they are not willing to be interviewed upon arrival in South Africa.

North Korea denied no longer, has a reputation with the health of their players, have a high speed in a sophisticated attack and in defense.

This must be aware of Brazil, which has been developed kesolidan team, but lost somearakter training games under Dunga, and even the walls of their fragile survival as against Venezuela and Colombia at home on the play-offs.

“No one is talking about them when they play the ball well,” said Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson about North Korea.

Ivory Coast are in Group G and their inspirational captain who is also hoping striker, Didier Drogba, will recover in time after all this time his arm injury, so it is with winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who is expected to go down the field.

North Korea is the only team “underdogs” but hope to make a surprise.

New Zealand and Slovakia faced in the early game, they also hope to show the surprise on their game.

Better known as a country with a famous sports rugby, New Zealand team, dubbed the “All Whites” hoping to perform better than the first time Loadil in the World Cup in 1982, when they lost in all group stage matches.

“It's been a long time is not it?,” Said coach and former defender “All Whites” Ricki Herbert, who remembered when he swapped shirts with the Brazilian players, Socrates, after losing 4-0.

Playing the first time in World Cup as his own country, Slovakia coach Vladimir Weiss also has past experience in the tournament. He is one of the Czechoslovak team player who advanced to the final perempata in Italy in 1990.

Jabulani and Vuvuzela debate

Only Germany was the only team that shone in the early game on the mainland of South Africa, when the young team's 4-0 win over Australia.

Holland has talented players, but with the injury of winger Arjen Robben, they failed to shine despite the 2-0 win over Denmar at Soccer City, Monday.

Other heavyweight clubs from Europe, Italy, repeating habits appear slow at the beginning turnamen, when opponents play 1-1 draw with Paraguay, Monday, even the Azzuri team's chances early.

New African teams recorded one victory so far, when Ghana beat Serbia, Sunday, so they bring fragrance throughout the continental states.

Great expectations other African, Cameroon, with a surprising 0-1 foundered when fighting the Japanese, who won for the first time in World Cup final in a foreign country.

“Frankly, suasanya not the best but … we have already issued a team best,” said goalkeeper Keisuke Honda.

Outside court, South Africa hosts happy with the smooth running game show, after previously mentioned they will not be able to organize big events.

The most serious problem in four days, when police sprayed tear gas in the direction of workers in the region near the coast of Durban, which protested the increase in their salaries. This was after after the match between Germany against Australia, Minggu.

While the controversy between the players and coaches increased by about the new ball, dubbed the World Cup Jabulani, from the Zulu word which means celebration.

When performing operand, free kick or long-distance kicks, the ball did not pierce the target, so the players feel nervous.

“The ball can be deceptive, not only for the goalkeeper but to all the players,” said Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen after his team defeated the Netherlands.

Vuvuzela debates about horn continues to roll, because it echoed the voice sounded like a herd of big wasps that enter the stadium.

Football supporters say, the trumpet was the most essential ha locally and critics say it komuniasi interfere between players and coaches, because his voice is deafening din.

Requests for the use of trumpets was banned, one still rolling, but local organizers said they would not melarangnya.

“Vuvuzela still resonates and will never be banned,” said Rich Mkhondo, a spokesman for the World Cup local organizing committee.

“As a guest, please follow the rules of our culture, please respect our way of celebrating,” he said.

Meanwhile, sales vuvuzela – and earmuffs – rising, according to the manufacturer and the manufacturer.