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| FIFA 2002 World Cup - Sleeping with the Korea National Team Due to luck, I had a chance to stay at the same hotel that the Korea National Team was staying at during the World Cup. I usually stay at the Seoul Renaissance since I try to use my Marriott points for free stays at the hotel there. Upon checking in late one night, I noticed that there was a great deal of security at the hotel which consisted of about 50 policemen and a swat team armed with M-16's (I wish I took a picture of that). In the pictures below, you can see the general public waiting beyond the police to catch a glimpse of the team, but I was able to get a closeup view with the rest of the hotel guests and photographers. | |||||||||||
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Outside the hotel in front of the team buses | Hwang Sun Hong - veteran forward who scored first goal vs Poland | Seol Ki Hyun - physical midfielder who plays for Belgium club Andrelecht | Guus Hiddink - head coach mainly responsible for korea's success | Yoo Sang Chul - versatile midfielder | Cha Doo Ri - young forward, son of legendary father who played in Germany | ||||||
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Lee Chun Soo - short forward who looks like kid | Public throng waiting to catch glimpse of national team | Fan of Guus Hiddink | Fans celebrating after win over Spain | More fans in the streets of Apkujung | Teenagers gathering around any TV in Kangnam | ||||||
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