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It was the last two weeks of crying and laughing with the World Cup in Qatar.
It was thanks to our Taegeuk warriors who personally demonstrated that ‘the important thing is the unbreakable mind’.
The role of the ‘Red Devils Cheering Team’, called the twelfth player, was also great.
What is the secret of those who made the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators resonate as one in Qatar and all over the country?
In the early morning of the 6th, when there was a round of 16 match against Brazil, reporter Lee Ji-ho followed the Red Devils cheering squad.
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Among the tens of thousands of spectators gathered at Gwanghwamun Square.
Like the conductor of an orchestra, it unites scattered hearts.
Every time I lose my morale due to discouragement, I encourage myself with a magnificent drumbeat.
This is the ‘Red Devils Cheering Team’.
Lee Dong-hwan, a 4th year red devil, is busy after finishing his university classes.
[이동환(23)/4년 차 붉은악마]
“When I was in school, there was a time when I was mentally struggling, so I went to the stadium and the cheering song gave me great strength. ‘ (That’s why I joined the Red Devils.”
There are still six hours left until the game, but the Red Devils are already starting to get busy.
Today, they prepared a dozen drums and a 20-meter-long giant pole for cheering.
Cloud-like spectators fill Gwanghwamun, and a full-fledged cheering match begins under the direction of the Red Devils.
[조호태/붉은악마 서울 지부장]
“The cold wave was predicted, and it was 4 am. Even so, more people came than the 1st, 2nd and 3rd games.”
[조호태/붉은악마 서울 지부장]
“I conceded a run in the beginning, and since I kept playing games that were dragged on, I played ‘Arirang’ a lot with a desperate heart.”
Did the earnestness of ‘Arirang’ work? The Taegeuk Warriors pull out a valuable point against the world’s strongest Brazil, and that’s how the red devil’s passionate journey comes to an end.
[조호태/붉은악마 서울 지부장]
“What, “You get paid”, “You’re crazy about soccer”, you just said that, rain or shine, I will continue to cheer for our players at the stadium.”
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