Ethnic Koreans in Germany are gearing up to cheer for South Korea in the team's opening game against Togo Tuesday in the World Cup soccer finals in Frankfurt.

Many young people wearing red clothes and carrying South Korea's national flag in their hands were a fixture at the Frankfurt airport and train station.

South Korean students in Germany and from other European countries flocked to the city to join fans from South Korea.

South Korean Prime Minister Han Myung-sook will watch the game as part of her visit to Germany.

Fans of South Korea plan on marching through downtown Frankfurt should their team win.