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 SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Relations between the two Koreas are becoming normal — at least in soccer. After a politically charged World Cup qualifier ended in a 0-0 tie Wednesday, North Korean players walked to the far end of the field to bow and wave to thousands of South Korean fans. South Korean players picked up on the gesture, standing in a line and waving to hundreds of North Korean supporters at Hongkou Stadium.
"The next time in Seoul, I want to play in the same atmosphere like this because we are brothers, the same people," said North Korea player Hong Yong Ho, already looking forward to the June 22 rematch.
This game had first been scheduled for Pyongyang in North Korea but was shifted by FIFA, soccer's governing body, after North Korean officials refused to have the South Korean anthem played and the South's flag flown on their turf.
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