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Asharq Al-Awsat
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. 

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