The World Cup soccer finals open in Germany Friday afternoon.

The world's largest sporting event will begin its 31-day run at 4:30 p.m. in Munich World Cup Stadium with a glitzy opening ceremony.

The 64 games of the tournament will start with Germany taking on Costa Rica. Twelve cities will host the games, with Berlin to host the final on July 9th.

Meanwhile, South Korea's national team expressed their determination to beat its first Group G opponent Togo Tuesday.

Midfielder Lee Eul-yong said the squad is ready and determined to advance to the second round.

The Red Devils, the official cheering squad of the team, will hold a massive event at Seoul's main downtown square and stadiums nationwide as they did four years ago.

Korean Air and Asiana, the country's two flagship carriers, will offer in-flight real-time broadcasts of the games.