Heavy rain drenches pitch ahead of Man City vs. Atletico
Published: 30 Jul. 2023, 18:52
Updated: 30 Jul. 2023, 19:55
![The pitch at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul is covered in water after heavy rainfall drenched the area an hour and a half before Manchester City and Atletico Madrid are set to face off in the Coupang Play Series. [JIM BULLEY]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/07/30/d791a115-8bf6-4b98-b9ee-6adffd0394e5.jpg)
The pitch at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul is covered in water after heavy rainfall drenched the area an hour and a half before Manchester City and Atletico Madrid are set to face off in the Coupang Play Series. [JIM BULLEY]
The pitch at Seoul World Cup Stadium was drenched by a sudden downpour on Sunday evening, just an hour and a half before Manchester City and Atletico Madrid were set to face off in the Coupang Play Series.
Heavy rain began to fall shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, soaking fans outside the stadium and quickly waterlogging the pitch.
The unexpected downpour interrupted what had been a very sunny day in Seoul with no rain forecast.
![The Manchester City and Atletico Madrid flags hang at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul as heavy rain drenches the pitch an hour and a half before the two teams are set to kick off. [JIM BULLEY]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/07/30/78416861-f31e-405b-865b-23615b6f2ae9.jpg)
The Manchester City and Atletico Madrid flags hang at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul as heavy rain drenches the pitch an hour and a half before the two teams are set to kick off. [JIM BULLEY]
As of 6:45 p.m., rain was still falling with large areas of standing water on the pitch, including around both goals.
The City vs. Atletico match is scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m.
BY JIM BULLEY [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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