South Korea defeats Ronaldo and his colleagues and qualifies. Uruguay bids farewell in tears
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The South Korean national team qualified for the round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup, which is currently being held in Qatar, after defeating the Portuguese national team 2/1 during the match that brought them together today at the Education City Stadium, in the third and last round of the Group Eight competitions in the World Cup.
The Uruguay national team also bid farewell to the tournament in tears, despite its victory over Ghana 2-0 in the match that was held at the same time.
The Portuguese national team advanced with a goal scored by Ricardo Horta in the fifth minute, and the Korean team equalized through Kim Young Joon in the 27th minute, then Hwang Hee-chan scored the winning goal for Korea in the first minute of stoppage time for the match.
At Al Janoub Stadium, Uruguay defeated Ghana with two clean goals scored by Giorgian de Arscaita in the 26th and 32nd minutes.
With these results, the Portuguese team topped the group with six points, and the South Korean team came in second place with four points, with a difference in goals scored against Uruguay, while Ghana came in fourth place.
The Portuguese national team qualified for the round of 16 from the last round.
The Portuguese national team will meet in the round of 16 with the second-placed team in Group G, while the Korean team will play with the first in Group G.
Group G includes Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia and Cameroon.
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