CHINA GET THE EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL CHAMPION
MIstuo Ogasawara (MF, L) of the Japan, and Kim Jung Woo (MF,R) of the South Korea, battle for the ball during the East Asian Football Championship Final Competition 2005 at the Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea, on August 7, 2005. (UPI Photo/Keizo Mori)
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