South Korea comes to a standstill as big match kicks off

As this World Cup quarter-final got under way in Gwanju, the entire South Korean nation once again has come to a standstill to see if Guus Hiddink can work yet another miracle and lead their team to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time.

As this World Cup quarter-final got under way in Gwanju, the entire South Korean nation once again has come to a standstill to see if Guus Hiddink can work yet another miracle and lead their team to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time.

An estimated five million people have taken to the streets to watch Korea’s showdown with Spain in Gwangju on hundreds of big television screens.

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