11.  When the game was halted after the top of the seventh, ecstatic Korean players tossed several of their teammates into the air, starting with Park.

12.  France have failed to produce their traditional flair, earning boos instead after Grand Slam star Olivier Magne taunted a Korean player in the first round.

13.  He is the most capped Korean player and was the first Korean to skipper a J-League team at Kashiwa Reysol.

14.  Cargo firms in Incheon port have stopped unloading freight until Saturday so that the sleep of Korean players staying in a nearby hotel is not disturbed.

15.  When play resumed after an eight-minute delay, two Korean players were sent off.

16.  Pele admitted he had been shocked by some of the performances of the Korean players.

17.  The Korean players are confident against any opponents.