On Sunday, my friends and I returned to the Seoul World Cup Stadium once again, this time to see a qualifying match between North Korea and South Korea. It was quite an interesting experience. Obviously, there weren't any (identifiable) North Korean fans there although there were a few men holding a North Korean flag behind the team. They were selling special "unification flags" at the game. A white background with an image of a unified Korea in blue. Simple, yet powerful. When the national anthem began playing a huge unification flag was displayed. It was an exciting moment. Anyway, the game itself was completely dull. Based on previous teams' results, it meant absolutely nothing and the teams played incredibly conservatively. It ended in a boring 0-0 tie. Still, just being at a game with 50,000 people, watching North and South Korea, is exciting in and of itself.
Pre-game ceremonies
South Korea in red, North Korea in white
Interesting how their colors coordinate...
The only indication of North Korean fans in the entire stadium
Two fans
(and yes, in true South Korea soccer fan style I am sporting light-up red horns)
Pre-game ceremonies
South Korea in red, North Korea in white
The only indication of North Korean fans in the entire stadium
Two fans
After the game, shaking hands
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