South Korea beat Portugal to squeeze into next round at World Cup

Ther was more drama in Qatar as the Asian side marched on. 
South Korea beat Portugal to squeeze into next round at World Cup

FLAT OUT: South Korea's players celebrate after the World Cup group H win over Portugal. Picture: AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

South Korea scored an added time goal to beat already-qualified Portugal 2-1 at the World Cup in a comeback win that sent the Asian side into the last 16 ahead of Uruguay on the number of goals scored.

With the clock ticking down on South Korea's time in the tournament, striker Son Heung-min ran free after a Portugal corner in added time and slipped a pass to Hwang Hee-chan who fired past Diogo Costa to spark wild celebrations.

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