2022 World Cup: South Korea eliminates Uruguay with win over Portugal to advance to knockout round

South Korea scored a goal in the first minute of stoppage time to beat Portugal 2-1 on Friday and also eliminate Uruguay’s chances of advancing to the round of 16 on goal difference.

Uruguay held a 2–0 lead over Ghana for most of their match, but a goal against eventual Group H winners South Korea in the 90th minute of the match forced a tiebreaker.

Uruguay would have advanced if South Korea had either lost or drawn their match but Hwang Hee-chan’s stoppage-time goal would have given them the advantage on goal difference – meaning Uruguay needed a third goal to advance to the knockout round with Portugal. Would have been

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