The bid uses the motto “Passion that unites” and one of its proposals is to stage World Cup games in North Korea.
“I don't think this incident will make a negative impact on our bid,” said South Korea bid team member Hyo Jin Ahn at the Soccerex Global Convention in Rio de Janeiro. “But it does show the need for peace and anything which can help bring this about, so this [incident] may possibly have a positive outcome.
“We are not trying to make money out of hosting the World Cup, we are trying to unite people and bring peace to the peninsula.”
