Hwang Hee-chan scored a dramatic 91st minute winner as South Korea came from behind to secure a sensational 2-1 victory over Portugal, sending his side into the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 2010.
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South Korea manager Paulo Bento saw red in the last game against Ghana, meaning the former Portugal player and manager would be absent from the touchline in a match that his side needed to win.
With the match going into stoppage time and South Korean chances looking increasingly slim, Son Heung-min raced forward from a Portugal corner and slipped the ball through to substitute Hwang Hee-chan, and the Wolves striker made no mistake, firing into the bottom corner.
The Taegeuk Warriors advanced on goals scored as Uruguay failed to find a third goal against Ghana, and they’ll now face the winners of Group G in the last 16, having won their final group game against European opposition for the second successive World Cup. The defeat for Portugal will bring back memories of 2002, but this time they qualify regardless, and will look to make it to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2006.
