Confederations Cup Opens Amid high Hopes A Year Before World Cup With a just year left until the opening of the 2002 World Cup Korea/Japan, the opening match for the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 took place yesterday at the Daegu World Cup stadium, approximately 330 km southeast of Seoul.

From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: June 1, 2001 | Copyright information

Colorful events, including the opening match between South Korea and France, were held with President Kim Dae-jung, the First Lady Lee Hee-ho and other dignitaries from Korea and overseas attending.

Before the opening match, college cheerleaders from around Daegu performed their routines and a cultural event entitled ``Dreaming World'' which depicts the great excitement of the 2002 World Cup was shown.

During the finale, titled ``The World is One'', approxima...

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