A SERIES of outrageous North Korean artworks depicting the tinpot state winning everything from the World Cup to Olympic gold have surfaced.
The propaganda – which dates back to the 2000s – gives a great insight into how the regime manipulates its people.
And while leader Kim Jong-un continues his crusade against the United States and its allies, check out the dictatorship’s made up sporting accomplishments.
In the series, North Korea’s football team are seen jubilantly celebrating after winning the World Cup.
Their best performance in the tournament was actually an incredible quarter-final run on their debut, which included a win over Italy.
The only other time they qualified was in 2010 where they recorded a creditable 2-1 defeat against Brazil before being hammered 7-0 by Portugal to crash out pointless.
Another shows athlete Jong Song-ok winning gold at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
In real life, Kim Jong-il banned her from attending afraid she could not repeat her 1999 World Athletics Championships triumph in the marathon.
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Other images include a boxer revelling in the ring in front of a huge, patriotic crowd.
And a stunning image shows a footballer steaming past a rival with a mighty lion in the background.
Current leader Kim’s late father famously claimed to have landed 11 holes-in-one the first and only time he played golf.
And there are unconfirmed reports the country’s football team were punished by being sentenced to hard labour after the South African World Cup.
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