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title: "South Koreans buy condoms like they're going out of fashion after World Cup win"
description: "The World Cup could be good for economies far from African shores too, it seems. South Korea's JoongAng Daily reports that pre-game sales of food were good, post-game sales of beer were awesome, and the country saw condom sales five times those reported during the last World Cup. And you thought the parties in South Africa were wild. JoongAng Daily"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Sport"
author: "Andy Rice"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/andyrice/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-06-14-south-koreans-buy-condoms-like-theyre-going-out-of-fashion-after-world-cup-win/"
published: "2010-06-14T07:19:48"
updated: "2013-02-01T20:01:45"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 1
---

# South Koreans buy condoms like they're going out of fashion after World Cup win

> The World Cup could be good for economies far from African shores too, it seems. South Korea's JoongAng Daily reports that pre-game sales of food were good, post-game sales of beer were awesome, and the country saw condom sales five times those reported during the last World Cup. And you thought the parties in South Africa were wild. [JoongAng Daily](http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2921776)

By Andy Rice · Published 14 June 2010, 09:19 SAST · Updated 1 February 2013, 22:01 SAST

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