In one of the more bizarre moves in Olympic history, the North Korean women's soccer team took the field 40 minutes late Wednesday night in Glasgow due to what officials are calling "an issue behind the scenes."

Olympics officials said that the North Koreans objected to the placement of the South Korean flag on the stadium's scoreboard before the game. Organizers admitted the mistake, and they promised to apologize to the North Korean team and Olympic Committee and make sure it does not happen again.

The...