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Saturday, 7 September, 2002, 15:36 GMT 16:36 UK
In pictures: Koreas united by football
The North and South Korean football teams have drawn 0-0 in their first match in nearly 10 years - part of a broader effort to heal the Cold War rift which divides the peninsula.

Children at Seoul's World Cup Stadium
60,000 people, of all ages, packed the World Cup stadium for the match (AFP)

Korean fans wearing
Many were wearing "One Corea" T-shirts as they chanted "United Fatherland"

Korean child has his face painted ahead of the match
Others had their faces painted with the symbol of the unified Korea (AP)

Korean fan wearing a homemade hat with the blue and white unification flag
... or wore homemade "unification" designs (AFP)

Players carry a flag showing an undivided Korean peninsula
In the same spirit, the two teams abandoned their national flags and entered under one flag symbolising an undivided peninsula

South and North Korean players hold hands on the pitch
...and held hands to greet the crowd

Players hug after the match
After battling it out on the pitch, the players hugged each other

South Korea's head coach, Park Hang-seo, shakes hands with North Korean head coach Ri Jung-man
As did their head coaches


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