According to reporter Raphael Rashid, Sweden's visual said it was the "developed country of welfare" but made a typo in "developed country" (선진국) and wrote "선지국" which is cow blood soup, a Korean delicacy.
MBC also noted the GDP and vaccination rate for each country, confusing its nation's viewers.MBC eventually issued a formal apology saying they were "deeply sorry" for the inexcusable mistake.""In today's Opening Ceremony broadcast, inappropriate photos were used when introducing countries like Ukraine and Haiti.
Also, inappropriate photos and subtitles were used for other countries. We apologize to the viewers of Ukraine and other countries."Following MBC's airing of the Opening Ceremony, screenshots of the clichéd identifiers circulated.
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