GLASGOW, Scotland -- The preliminary women's soccer match between North Korea and Colombia was delayed when the South Korean flag was displayed on the jumbotron alongside the faces of North Korean players, an error which incensed the players and their coach.

London 2012 has apologized for the mistake.

"We will apologize to the team and the National Olympic Committee, and steps will be taken to ensure this does not happen again," the organizing committee said in a statement provided to USA TODAY Sports.

The game was being played at historic Hampden Park, and followed the USA's 4-2 victory over France. The second game was delayed by about an hour, finally won by North Korea 2-0.

North Korea's coach, Gun Sin Ui, said through a translator after the match that he and the team were very upset by the error, and that the team would have forfeited the match if it had not been corrected.

"We were angry because our players were introduced as if they were from South Korea, which may affect us greatly as you may know," Gun said.

Gun said he plans to ask organizers if the flag problem was intentional and added that winning was no compensation for the offense.