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Article: U.S. TEAM: U.S.-SOUTH KOREA LOOMS BIG.(Sports)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- June 8, 2002
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Byline: PAUL OBERJUERGE
SEOUL, South Korea - Alert the crisis team in the State Department. We've got a critical World Cup match with South Korea on Monday, and we need a plan for when crowds form outside the U.S. embassy here.
We're kidding. Sort of.
Soccer can do weird things to a populace, particularly short term, particularly when the match is important. And particularly when the potent forces of nationalism are fully engaged.
The ideal? The World Cup as one of the planet's most powerful mechanisms for peace. Thirty-two teams from every part of the globe gathered to release their aggressions on a patch of grass. Fans from Africa ...
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