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There are still a few hours left before the match starts, but the cheering is already heating up.

There are people who go home early and wait for the game, and there are people who want to shout for Korea outside and in Qatar.

So, from now on, let's connect the venues where the heated cheering battle will take place.

First, let's go to Qatar, where the away cheering squad is gathering.



Reporter Kim Hye-min, do you already see a lot of people wearing red clothes?



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Yes, I am right in front of the Education City Stadium, where Korea's first match will be held.



There are still about 4 hours left in the game.



So there are not very many spectators.



Still, these Korean cheerleaders are already starting to prepare, and we will invite one of them to interview them.



Hello, your clothes are so nice.

Did you prepare a lot for today (24th)?



[Park Gyu-tae/Street cheering squad: Yes.

We prepared a large Taegeukgi banner from a year ago and came here to cheer on the street.] That's



right.

There's still time left, to start the game.

Still, street cheering, do you start early?



[Park Gyu-tae/Street cheering squad: We will gather here at the subway station 3 hours before our game to cheer for the Korean national team.

We ask for your support from Korea as well.

World Cup!

SBS!]



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It was nice to see the passionate cheering prepared.

Uruguay, our opponent, is also a country with great soccer fever. How is the atmosphere there?



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Actually, I don't see many Uruguay fans yet.



So we interviewed the Uruguay cheerleaders in advance.



Uruguay is a very strong team, while talking about this, I also knew about Son Heung-min.

Let's hear it for yourself.



[Uruguay cheering squad: Uruguay is a strong team.

It pushes very hard.

(Son Heung-min) I know, I know.

You played with a Korean player at Tottenham, Bentancur.]



[Uruguay cheering squad: (In Uruguay) the most famous player is Suarez.

He's a world-blessed striker who bites when he's wrong.

Suarez is the best player.]



As I just said, the street cheering in Korea will start right here from about 7:00 pm Korean time.



We will broadcast live the street cheering match in Korea and the cheering match in Qatar.



You can directly feel the hot cheering heat in the local area.



(Video coverage: Hong Jong-soo, video editing: Lee Hong-myeong)