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There must be a lot of people who were tired at work and at school today (6th) because of watching the early morning game.
Even in sub-zero weather, more than 30,000 people gathered at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul this morning to shout for the Republic of Korea.
The day was cold, but it was a winter night when cheering was hot.
This is reporter Kim Deok-hyun.
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This morning at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul.
At a time when I would normally fall asleep, the cold around minus 3 degrees was added, but as the start of the game approached, the number of people cheering on the street increased.
An estimated 33,000 people from Seoul, more than twice the expected number, gathered here.
[Yoon Sei/Seongbuk-gu, Seoul: I was born in 2002, so I always had a grudge.
It's not cold.
It's not cold.
I'm sweating.
It's below freezing, but I'm sweating.]
Along with the large Taegeukgi stretched out overhead, cheering slogans resonate.
[Republic of Korea!
Oh sure win Korea!] Although
they conceded four goals in a row in the first half and even snowed in the second half, the enthusiasm for cheering, which was further boosted by the cannonball-like comeback goal, did not cool down until the end.
[Jang Hee-soo/Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do: Unfortunately, the players only had two days off, so I thought I did my best...
.]
[Park Hyuk-jin/Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul: The players did too, but I was impressed by the people who cheered without giving up...
.]
The places were different, but the hearts were all the same.
They sat face-to-face with the movie theater screen and held a group cheering match, and the customers sitting around the restaurant applauded generously.
People who visited the local stadium in Doha also took out a large Taegeukgi to help out.
In the unfortunate scene, he sent another word of encouragement.
[Good job!
Good job!
Son Heung-min Fighting!
Fighting!]
The common message sent from all over the place was gratitude.
[Kim Hyun-jung: I was really happy just by coming to the round of 16.
Thank you so much for giving me this pleasure.
It was the best.]
(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, Hong Jong-su, Yoon Hyung, Yang Ji-hoon, video editing: Choi Hye-ran, CG: Kim Jong-un, VJ Kim Jong-gap, Noh Jae-min)