South Korea stun Portugal 2-1, secure last 16 spot

South Korea beat Portugal 2-1 in a dramatic clash at the Education City Stadium on Friday.

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.

Portugal, who made six changes, to their side from the last game found the net inside six minutes but could not convert their chances later on. However, they had already advanced after two games and won the group.

Both teams finished with four points and both had a goal difference of zero, but the Asian team scored four goals compared to Uruguay’s two.

When the Uruguay-Ghana game finished 2-0 and South Korea was sure of its second-place finish, the players on the field erupted in joy and squirted water in the air.

Then they got in a line and sprinted toward their fans behind one of the goals at Education City Stadium before performing a dive in front of them.