Opinion | Inside Incheon: Sibling rivalry should make compelling viewing
Finals between two Koreas and Pakistan-India will be testy affairs
It would take a Hollywood, or Bollywood, scriptwriter to come up with something so delicious and piquant to get the juices flowing - hosts South Korea to take on North Korea in the battle for soccer supremacy and India clashing with Pakistan for hockey gold. We are left with a number of mouthwatering contests to keep the flames of interest alive as the Games wind down.
Any interaction between the two Koreas always makes one sit up and take notice. More so when it comes in football, a sport which both countries take seriously - both countries have sent teams to the highest level.
Just imagine what supreme leader Kim Jong-un might be thinking right now: 'Here is a chance to show the world that North Korea is the best'
South Korea have made the most number of appearances for the continent at the World Cup finals - eight - including this summer's extravaganza in Brazil. Their best result came in the 2002 event co-hosted with Japan when they reached the semi-finals.
Just imagine what supreme leader Kim Jong-un might be thinking right now: "Here is a chance to show the world that North Korea is the best".
Yes, a victory over their southern cousins would be a shot-in-the-arm for the hermit kingdom and its propaganda machine.
North Korea have been to the World Cup twice, the last time in 2010 in South Africa. But it was their heroics at the 1966 World Cup - yes, the one won by England - that are still remembered. The North Koreans stunned Italy 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals where they lost 5-3 to Portugal despite taking a 3-0 lead.
