Watching World Cup in class? Schools beset by clashes over priorities

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• ·Citizens cheer for a goal during the 2026 World Cup soccer match between South Korea and the Czech Republic at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Friday.
• ·(Yonhap) The classroom television was once part of the magic.
• ·For many Koreans, watching a World Cup match or one of Kim Yu-na's Olympic figure skating performances with classmates remains a vivid school memory — students gathered around a screen, cheering, shouting and sometimes crying together.
• ·That tradition has returned with the World Cup.
• ·South Korea’s opening match against the Czech Republic kicked off at 11 a.m.