Lebanon: Large crowd gathers to watch North Korea football faceoff

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SOT, Yaser Shahal, Lebanese supporter (Arabic): "The idea of a screen in the "light yard" is very beautiful. This helps us stand by the Lebanese team and at the same time not to waste time outside the revolution. Thus, we are a support for the Lebanese team, although it did not win, but in the end we can reach something."
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SOT, Omar Hussein, Lebanese supporter (Arabic): "Of course, I am in favour of having a screen on the scene because this brings all the people in Lebanon together so that there can [also] be people who are against the revolution. Of course it brings people together instead of dividing them. It is beautiful that the screen resides in the yard in the revolution or outside."
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Lebanese football fans gathered in Tripoli's al-Nour Square on Tuesday, where a giant screen was set up for Lebanon's 2022 World Cup qualifying game against North Korea.
The crowd was seen going through all kinds of emotions as they followed the match, which ended in a 0-0 tie.
Omar Hussein, one of the supporters, praised the public viewing, saying that it "brings all the people in Lebanon together, so that there can [also] be people who are against the revolution."
The game took place behind closed door at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Lebanon, reportedly due to security concerns amid the ongoing protests.
On Tuesday, scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police in central Beirut, as hundreds of people blocked roads to the Parliament preventing lawmakers from entering the building.
Over the last few weeks, protesters in Lebanon have been taking to the streets to voice their discontent with deteriorating living conditions and austerity measures.