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| Football fans root for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, about an hour before the team's first group stage match against Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Thursday. The cheering in the fan zone was made possible after the official supporters club for Team Korea, Red Devils, won a conditional approval from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Tuesday, concerning safety regulations following the Itaewon Halloween tragedy on Oct. 29. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| A football fan wearing body paint depicting the Korean flag sits on the shoulders of another fan with the flag wrapped around his body, as they gather to cheer for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul prior to the 2022 World Cup group stage match against Uruguay, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Football fans cheer for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, prior to the team's first group stage match against Uruguay in Qatar, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Football fans root for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, prior to the team's first group stage match against Uruguay in Qatar, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| A bird's-eye view of Gwanghwamun Square, an iconic venue for street cheering in the World Cup, as fans gather to cheer for Team Korea's first group stage match against Uruguay in Qatar, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Standing shoulder to shoulder, football fans root for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul during the first half of the team's first group stage match against Uruguay in Qatar, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Football fans chant slogans like "Dae-han-min-guk" for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, during the first half of the team's first group stage match against Uruguay in Qatar, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| A football fan blows a vuvuzela as he cheers for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul during the first half of the team's first group stage match against Uruguay in Qatar, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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