FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifiying - North Korea vs Mongolia
Yesterday our North Korean engineers invited us to join them supporting their national soccer team playing Mongolia in their first round qualifier match.
The Koreans had lots of support from migrant workers here in Mongolia and we sat with them in the bleachers. Before the game their cheer leader (lady in pink cap at bottom right of picture) had them singing and waving red flags.
Security was tight with men in riot gear standing along the sidelines, closely watching the crowd and glaring at the Koreans whenever they cheered their side, which was often as they dominated the game.
By half-time the score was 3-0 in favour of North Korea. Although the Mongolians did manage to score one goal in the second half they were no match for the visitors, and the final score was 4.1.
The game ended without incident but this old fire truck was standing by, presumably this was the water cannon for riot control.