Full Story 11: Fans on one end of the lower held up white cards that former the giant letters "GO KOR 16!" signifying South Korea's quest to be among the 16 teams in the second round. Then they switched to raising white South Korean flags aloft.
Fans of the Red Devils flocked south from Seoul all morning on planes, trains, buses and cars, chanting "Go Korea!" and "Dae-han-min-guk" (Republic of Korea). (Koreans set new trend with extraordinary scenes. )
Because of the tension surrounding the game, organizers heightened security. When the U.S. charter flight from Seoul arrived at Daegu Airport on Sunday, two tanks were on the runway and the Americans were greeted by the usual SWAT teams and police.
While high heat and humidity had been forecast, clouds and a light pregame drizzle kept down the temperature, although the sun started peaking through during warmups.