The North Korean women’s soccer team is visiting South Korea for the first time in eight years.
 
The team, led by coach Kim Kwang-min, arrived at Incheon International Airport around 10 p.m. Thursday via Beijing.
 
The 21-member squad will compete in the four-nation Women's East Asian Cup that begins Saturday. Its last visit to South Korea was for the same tournament in 2005.
 
The two Koreas will square off at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Sunday.
 
North Korea faces Japan next Thursday and China next Saturday before returning home on Sunday.