South Korea stun Portugal, enter round of 16
HY News
03 December, 2022 07:35 am IST
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South Korea pulled off a surprise, beating Portugal to advance to the round of 16 at the expense of Uruguay. South Korea scripted a stunning comeback to beat Portugal 2-1 and give themselves a chance to progress to the Round of 16.
With the clock ticking down on South Korea’s time in the tournament, striker Son Heung-min ran free after a Portugal corner in added time and slipped a pass to Hwang Hee-chan who fired past Diogo Costa to spark wild celebrations.
After an early opener for Portugal by Ricardo Horta, Kim Young-gwon gave the Koreans hope in the 27th minute when a corner struck Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo on the back and fell kindly for the defender to sweep the ball home.
The last-gasp win for South Korea looked set to earn them second place in Group H ahead of Uruguay, who were winning 2-0 against Ghana. Portugal finished top of the group.
Uruguay was 2-0 ahead after a double from Giorgian de Arrascaeta in the first-half. However, Uruguay was not able to find one more goal that could have helped them go through.
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