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Today (3rd) morning, red waves were overflowing with citizens cheering for our players all over the country.

Gwanghwamun Square, filled with 17,000 people who forgot the cold, was filled with hot cheers and tears the moment the advance to the round of 16 was confirmed. 



This is reporter Park Ha-jeong.



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Despite the game starting at midnight and the chilly winter wind, so many people gathered at Gwanghwamun Square that the road next to the square overflowed with crowds.



[Lee Ki-ho/Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do: If there is any possibility or hope, we must support Korean players until the end, and it is not cold!

Our passion does not cool



down!] The enthusiasm for cheering, which was hot enough to melt the cold, seemed to cool down quickly when Portugal scored the opening goal, but it was rekindled by the comeback goal that followed.



[Park Joo-ah/Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do: The players are doing better than I thought, so I'm looking forward to the second half.

Lee Kang-in received a yellow card in the first half, but I hope you don't mind and do well until the end.]



The enthusiasm for cheering did not cool down even after regular time, anxious that I would not sit down at the threshold of the round of 16 again.



The moment when all the citizens who were watching the game cheered in unison from not only the plaza, but also large theaters and nearby pubs, the miraculous come-from-behind goal that finally broke out,



[Oh, victory Korea!

Victory has been won!]



Everyone fell into a crucible of enthusiasm.



What remains is the result of the match between Uruguay and Ghana,



[The match is over!]



The moment the advance to the round of 16 was finally confirmed, tears poured out along with cheers.



[Lee Do-kyung/Seoul Gwangjin-gu: It seems that the players have repaid the players for trusting them.

I was so nervous from the beginning to the end, but my hands and feet are still shaking.]



Now, all the citizens pledged to support the national team even more passionately.



[Ha Eun-yu/Seoul Jungnang-gu: I hope you don't feel pressured for the rest of the game, don't be impatient, and fight well while thinking about your health.]



[Park Chung-man/Incheon City: Miracles come when no one expects.

Fighting Korea!]