Koreans were thrilled that both sides of Korea qualified (the first time that both teams qualified together) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. [Top photo shows the South Korean team and the bottom photo shows the North Korean team. (Yonhap News)] Now it looks like both teams will face strong teams in the group stages. North Korea was placed in a "Group of Death," with Brazil, Ivory Coast, and, ironically with, Portugal -- the team that eliminated North Korea in the 1966 World Cup quarterfinal game. South Korea goes against strong teams Argentina, Nigeria and Greece.The Group Draw results:
GROUP A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
GROUP B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece
GROUP C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
GROUP D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana
GROUP E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
GROUP F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
GROUP G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal
GROUP H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile
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