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FIFA World Cup 2022: South Korea Beats Portugal 2-1, Knocking Out Uruguay
(CTN NEWS) – FIFA World Cup 2022 – South Korea defeated Portugal with a spectacular injury-time goal to earn their unlikely advancement to the knockout stages.
After Kim Young-Gwon tied the score after Ricardo Horta’s opening goal, it appeared South Korea would not get the goal they needed to advance to the round of 16.
But Hwang Hee-chan scored in the first minute of stoppage time to give his team the victory.
SOUTH KOREA IS HEADING TO THE KNOCKOUT STAGE 🇰🇷🙌
Thanks to a late stoppage-time goal from Hwang Hee-chan, South Korea clinches its spot in the knockout stage for the first time since 2010 pic.twitter.com/fN0n1CUNoI
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 2, 2022
Uruguay 2, Ghana 0
Despite defeating Ghana 2-0 in the second Group H match and seeming like they would advance for much of the evening, Uruguay was eliminated from the group stages due to the victory.
Portugal and South Korea advance to the knockout stages of the World Cup. 🚨🇵🇹🇰🇷 #Qatar2022
Uruguay and Ghana are OUT of the World Cup. 🇺🇾🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/AgVlbIQyJY
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 2, 2022
In place of suspended manager Paulo Bento, South Korea assistant coach Sergio Costa said, “We’re thrilled; we deserved it for everything we accomplished in the three games.
We dedicate this triumph to all of the South Koreans who have been so supportive of us.”
“After a brief period of celebration and recovery, we’ll meet tonight with our potential rival. Then, as with all games, we’ll prepare it by knowing our strengths and limitations, adjusting for personal traits, and creating a game plan.”
Horta scored Portugal’s opening goal in the fifth minute after Diogo Dalot had worked hard down the right side. This was Horta’s first goal in a major tournament.
In the 17th minute, South Korea had the ball in the net, but Kim Jin-close-range su’s strike following a superb Diogo Costa save was disallowed due to offside.
South Korea’s Kim Jin-Su scores a goal before it is disallowed for offside. [Molly Darlington/Reuters]
And they scored the winning goal when Hwang skillfully converted Son Heung-spectacular min’s counterattack from a Portugal corner.
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Heung-min Son was South Korea's main man v Portugal:
👌 42 touches
🅰️ 1 assist
🎁 1 big chance created
🔑 3 key passes
↪️ 2/4 accurate crosses
👟 13/16 accurate passes
🎯 5 shots/2 on target (0.14 total xG)
📈 7.5 Sofascore rating#KORPOR #Qatar2022 #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/GjKqLFXgzP— Sofascore (@SofascoreINT) December 2, 2022
Portugal coach Fernando Santos stated, “Things didn’t go well, and the responsibility is certainly mine.”
“The team experienced a lot of ups and downs in the second half. We prevented their counterattack in the first half, but in the second, the ball moved more slowly.
“The players are fully aware that it cannot happen; they have been adequately warned about this.
It had already happened to Serbia [Portugal lost to them in stoppage time during World Cup qualifying, causing them to lose and move on to the play-offs], and they know perfectly well that it can’t happen again. It is not possible.”
FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 | S.Korea vs. Portugal | Match Highlights
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