(CNN) -- North Korea's women's team walked off the pitch prior to their Olympic football clash with Colombia after the flag of archrival South Korea was mistakenly shown on Hampden Park's big screen. The team left the pitch in Glasgow shortly before the scheduled kick off at 7.45 pm local time after a South Korean flag appeared next to profiles of their players. They eventually returned to start the match over an hour later, as London Games organizers were forced to issue a hasty apology. "Today ahead of the women's football match at Hampden Park, the South Korean flag was shown on a big screen video package instead of the North Korean flag," a statement released to CNN read.
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North Korean women's team walk off pitch prior to their Olympic clash with Colombia
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Flag of neighbors South Korea apparently displayed on big screen before match
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