Fast Facts: The more experienced of the two co-hosts, they are making their fifth straight appearance in a World Cup.... Their six overall World Cup appearances are the most of any Asian nation.... Led by Dutch head coach Guus Hiddink, they did not advance out of their four-team group in the 2001 FIFA Confederations' Cup, unlike co-host Japan who advanced to the finals
CNN 홈페이지에 왜곡된 태극기 게재
South Korea
/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/FIFA World Ranking (November 2001): 43rd
2002 World Cup qualifying: Qualified as co-host
2001 Overall Record: 7-5-4
World Cup final appearances: 6 - 1954 (16th), 1986 (20th), 1990 (22nd), 1994 (20th), 1998 (30th), 2002
Overall Record in WC: 0-10-4
Record vs. U.S.: 2-0-1; 4 GF, 2 GA
Most Recent Match vs. U.S.: U.S. 1, South Korea 1, in Seogwipo, South Korea; Dec. 9, 2001 (Yoo Sang-chul)
Manager: Guus Hiddink (NED)
Championship Honors: 1956 & 1960 Asian Cup champions
Key Players: Hong Myung-Bo (D, Kashiwa Reysol), Ahn Jung-Hwan (F, Perugia)
Fast Facts: The more experienced of the two co-hosts, they are making their fifth straight appearance in a World Cup.... Their six overall World Cup appearances are the most of any Asian nation.... Led by Dutch head coach Guus Hiddink, they did not advance out of their four-team group in the 2001 FIFA Confederations' Cup, unlike co-host Japan who advanced to the finals
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/teams/southkorea_glance/
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미국의 메이저 언론인 CNN(www.cnn.com)이 자사의 홈페이지에 2002 한-일 월드컵을 소개하면서 태극기를 왜곡시켜 논란이 되고 있다.
CNN은 월드컵 조별리그 32개국의 간략한 프로필을 소개하는 페이지에서 태극기의 '건곤감리'를 입체로 변형, 괴이한 모양으로 게재했다.
변형된 태극기가 CNN에 올라있다는 사실을 접한 네티즌들은 "우리나라 국기를 가지고 장난을 친다는 것이 기가 막히다"면서, "타국의 국기를 그렇게 형편없이 다룬다는 것을 보면 얼마나 미국이 우월 주위에 빠져있는 줄 알 수 있다"고 주장했다.