There’s been a lot of talk with regards to the Iran soccer riots, and it looks like North Korea’s loss to them has triggered riots in the homeland, a rare public display of unrest!

Angry North Korean soccer fans interrupted their national team’s World Cup qualifying match against Iran on Wednesday, throwing bottles and chairs at the referee and visiting team.

The unrest erupted when North Korean defender Nam Song-chol was sent off for shoving Syrian referee Mohamed Kousa during a 2-to-0 home loss match, which was seen on international satellite television. The violence spilled over outside the Kim Il-Sung stadium in Pyongyang, as thousands of North Koreans prevented Iranian players from boarding the team’s bus.

North Korea’s state-run news agency carried only a two-sentence report on the game without mentioning the violence.

So first it’s protest babes, and now sports. How much more masculine can civil disobedience get? All we need now are a few kegs and it’s set! Democracy! Whiskey! Sexy!