In the third round of Group H of the World Cup, facing the challenge of Portugal, South Korea, with the momentum of the "Taiji Tigers", despite conceding the first goal, but ultimately thanks to Hwang Hee-chan's fatal blow, 2-1 reversal of the victory, three points, and successfully overtook Uruguay and Ghana, the World Cup, the World Cup.
Advance to the Round of 16
South Korea captain Son Heung-min put on a mask to continue to lead the charge, Cho Kyu-sung, who scored twice in the last game, continues to be the starter, Kim Min-jae is out due to injury, and the center back position is replaced by Kwon Kyung-won; Portugal, although it has already progressed, but this game has a large-scale rotation, the captain of the Crowe is still the first to appear on the field.
Only five minutes into the game, Portugal took the lead, Daloji breakthrough pass on the right, Lekadu Heda goal net, 1-0. South Korea fought back, but Yoon Jong-gui's goal was ruled offside, 27 minutes, Kim Young-kwon seized the opportunity to head a corner kick to break the goal, 1-1. South Korea then attacked, Crowe in the opposing penalty box many times to create a threat, but the final lack of a strike, the half! It was 1-1 at halftime.
Meanwhile, Uruguay are in second place, 2-0 ahead of Ghana thanks to a goal from Di Alascada. South Korea have a chance to advance if they win. After the change of sides, Korea continued to attack, Portugal made substitutions, Crowe and Rubin Neves came off the field, Rafael Rio and Anderschwar came on as substitutes, Korea replaced Lee Jae-seong with Hwang Hee-chan, the two sides started a battle of offense and defense, Korea went all out to attack, while Portugal looked for a chance to counter-attack.
In stoppage time, Son Heung-min's clever pass was met by Hwang Hee-chan for a one-touch goal, sealing a 2-1 win for South Korea and helping the team to second place in the group
beyond the pale
, while Portugal retained top spot in the standings.
Advance to the Round of 16
In the other match Uruguay ended up beating Ghana 2-0 to finish with four points, but with the same goal difference as South Korea, who were unfortunate to go out due to a lower number of goals scored.