The North-South Joint Support Group, showering 'Wow~' cheers on North Korea's Naegokhwaeng, while Suwon FC Wi-min enters... [Suwon Scene]

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Suwon FC Wi-min, which uses Suwon Sports Complex as its home ground, experienced an absurd and bitter scene on the world's most prestigious stage, feeling more like a visiting team. Despite a large-scale joint support group formed through private initiative with budget support from the Ministry of Unification, the atmosphere turned cold as if ignoring the home team, Suwon FC Wi-min, while directing one-sided support exclusively toward North Korea's Naegokhwaeng Women's Football Team.

Suwon FC Wi-min and North Korea's Naegokhwaeng Women's Football Team met on the 20th at 7 p.m. at Suwon Sports Complex in the AFC Women's Champions League (AWCL) semi-final match for the 2025-2026 season.

The 3,000-person private joint support group, which drew the most attention before the match, was assigned to the stands opposite the main stand as planned. Initially, it was reported that they would support both the South and North teams simultaneously, regardless of the match outcome.

Once the match began, the atmosphere in the stadium skewed heavily to one side to an abnormal degree. As North Korea's Naegokhwaeng players stepped onto the pitch shouting battle cries before kickoff, the joint support group seated opposite the main stand erupted in a massive, unified cheer, shouting 'Wow~' to warmly welcome the North Korean team.

In contrast, when the home team, Suwon FC Wi-min, appeared on the field shortly after, the atmosphere turned cold. In the large support group area, which filled the home stands, cheers for Suwon FC Wi-min were virtually non-existent.

This distorted support attitude was clearly reflected in the banners hung around the stadium. The banners in the joint support group area bore the welcoming message 'Welcome to the visit of the North Korean Naegokhwaeng Women's Football Team' directed at the visiting team, North Korea's club. Meanwhile, the home team, which has been using this stadium as its original home ground to host the tournament, was greeted only with a somewhat formal and bland phrase, 'We support Suwon FC Wi-min,' creating a strange contrast.

In fact, ahead of this tournament, Suwon FC Wi-min had to endure various concessions, including yielding accommodation to the North Korean team due to route separation concerns and hastily relocating their lodging.

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