South Korea in the round of 16 of the World Cup, Uruguay out despite the victory

Natalie Portman
By Natalie Portman 3 Min Read
origin 1South Korea’s Hwang Heechan (obscured) celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H football match between South Korea and Portugal at the Education City Stadium. Robert Michael/dpa

Uruguay defeated Ghana 2-0 but are out of the World Cup in Qatar as South Korea secured a late 2-1 win over already qualified Portugal to also progress to the round of 16.

Ricardo Horta scored on his major tournament debut to give group winners Portugal the lead in the fifth minute, but Kim Young Gwon equalized from a corner in the 27th minute.

The equalizer would have eliminated the South Koreans, but in the opening seconds of added time, Son Heung Min led a quick counter-attack to find Hwang Hee Chan, who scored the winner and liberated his country in the knockout stage on goals scored.

But there was a lot of drama after the final whistle when Uruguay were still playing Ghana and needed just one goal to change the fate of Group H.

Ghana missed a penalty in the 21st minute, just as they did in the sides’ famous 2010 World Cup clash after Luis Suarez cleared a shot on target.

As if that weren’t enough, Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored a rebound from Suarez just five minutes later and completed his brace in the 32nd with a fine first half.

However, both Arrascaeta and Suarez were already on the bench when South Korea scored the decisive goal and could only watch as Uruguay failed to find a goal that would have sent them to the round of 16.

origin 1South Korea’s Hwang Heechan scores his team’s second goal during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H football match between South Korea and Portugal at Education City Stadium. Robert Michael/dpa
origin 1Portugal’s Vitinha (L) and South Korea’s Son Heung-min battle for the ball during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H football match between South Korea and Portugal at Education City Stadium. Mike Egerton/PA Wire/dpa

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