Korea joins Portugal in knockout round; Uruguay eliminated from World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — South Korea superior to the spherical of 16 on the World Cup on the tiebreaker of objectives scored after beating Portugal 2-1 Friday following a stoppage-time strike from Hwang Hee-chan.
South Korea was heading out of the event till Son Heung-min led a length-of-the-field breakaway within the first minute of added time and slipped a move by means of to Hwang, who transformed a low end.
Son and his teammates then fashioned a huddle in the course of the sector after the ultimate whistle and watched protection of the tip of the opposite Group H match between Uruguay and Ghana on a cellphone. South Korea’s workforce’s followers have been in tears, and a few have been praying.
South Korea completed even with Uruguay with 4 factors and each had a purpose distinction of zero, however the Asian workforce scored 4 objectives in comparison with Uruguay’s two.
Luis Suarez cried on the sidelines after Uruguay was eradicated from the World Cup regardless of a 2-0 win over Ghana on Friday.
The consequence additionally put Ghana out of the competitors.
Suarez performed a key function in each first-half objectives scored by Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Uruguay appeared headed for the spherical of 16 after inflicting extra ache on Ghana 12 years after their now-infamous assembly within the quarterfinals on the World Cup in South Africa.
Then, Suarez denied Ghana a profitable purpose with a deliberate handball on the goal-line and having been despatched off, he celebrated wildly on the sidelines when Ghana missed the resultant penalty.
Uruguay was able to undergo in Qatar till South Korea’s late purpose gave it a 2-1 win over Portugal within the different Group H sport. That meant Uruguay wanted to attain another purpose within the dying minutes of its sport to qualify.
It didn’t and was eradicated as a result of it had scored fewer objectives than South Korea within the group stage. Suarez was distraught on the sidelines and coated his face along with his shirt having been substituted in what was seemingly his final World Cup look.
Uruguay’s objectives got here in a six-minute spell quickly after Ghana raised extra reminiscences of the 2010 quarterfinal by lacking a penalty.
A Suarez shot led to De Arrascaeta’s opener and Suarez arrange the second with a intelligent move that De Arrascaeta volleyed in. After these two strikes, Uruguay thought it was on its solution to the knockouts.
Ghana captain Andre Ayew, the workforce’s solely survivor from the 2010 squad, had his penalty saved by Sergio Rochet within the twenty first minute and the sport modified instantly after that. De Arrascaeta scored within the twenty sixth and thirty second minutes to crush Ghana hopes.
But the Uruguayans have been finally additionally crushed.
Suarez had been substituted when the display at Al Janoub Stadium instantly flashed that South Korea was in second place within the group after a late purpose in opposition to Portugal.
Uruguay surged ahead looking for the purpose that may have put it by means of. Substitutes Maximiliano Gomez and Sebastian Coates each missed late probabilities and Suarez was crying after the ultimate whistle.
Portugal had already superior after two video games and gained the group.
