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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea Advances at World Cup after Stoppage-Time Winner

South Korea's players celebrate qualifying for the World Cup last 16 at the end of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between South Korea and Portugal at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on December 2, 2022. (AFP)

South Korea advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup on the tiebreaker of goals scored after beating Portugal 2-1 Friday following a stoppage-time strike from Hwang Hee-chan. 

South Korea was heading out of the tournament until Son Heung-min led a length-of-the-field breakaway in the first minute of added time and slipped a pass through to Hwang, who converted a low finish. 

Son and his teammates then formed a huddle in the middle of the field after the final whistle and watched coverage of the end of the other Group H match between Uruguay and Ghana on a cell phone. South Korea's team's fans were in tears, and some were praying. 

When that game finished 2-0 to Uruguay and South Korea was sure of its second-place finish, the players erupted in joy. 

South Korea finished even with Uruguay with four points and both had a goal difference of zero, but the Asian team scored four goals compared to Uruguay's two. 

Portugal had already advanced after two games and won the group. 

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