Over 10,000 Expected to Gather in Gwanghwamun for Portugal Match... Police Deploy 850 Officers

On the 28th, the second match of Group H in the 2022 Qatar World Cup between South Korea and Ghana took place, with the Red Devils and citizens passionately cheering at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] On the 3rd, the police will deploy 850 officers to manage safety at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, where the street cheering for the Korea national team and Portugal's third group stage match of the Qatar World Cup will take place.

On the 2nd, the National Police Agency announced that about 15,000 people are expected to gather at Gwanghwamun Square to cheer for the national team match starting at midnight the next day. They will deploy 150 regular police officers, about 680 officers from 11 riot police units, and 20 special forces. The police also expect gatherings ranging from 200 to 1,500 people at Incheon Dowon Football Stadium, Suwon World Cup Stadium, Anyang Sports Complex, and Uijeongbu Sports Complex, and will deploy 155 officers to strengthen safety management.

In addition, the police plan to focus on maintaining order around the street cheering venues and anti-terror safety activities while maintaining cooperation with local governments and organizers. Considering the cold weather late at night, they have also urged the organizers to prepare cold wave countermeasures. Furthermore, the police reported that Seoul City and the organizers plan to operate four rest tents equipped with heating devices at Gwanghwamun Square.

A police official said, "As with the first and second matches, we believe that the citizens attending the street cheering this time will show a mature sense of order."

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