Football
South Korea beats Portugal to advance to playoffs for 2022 World Cup
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The South Korean national team won a strong-willed victory over the team of Portugal in the match of the third round of the World Cup in Qatar.
The meeting of the quartet H ended with the score 2:1. As part of the South Korean team, Kim Yong Won and Hwang Hee Chan, who scored in stoppage time, scored. As part of the Portuguese, Ricardo Horta scored a goal.
South Korea finished in second place in Group H with four points to advance to the round of 16 of the World Cup. Portugal remained in first place with six points.
In the 1/8 finals, the Portuguese will play the second-placed team in Group G, while South Korea will face the winner of this quartet, which will be determined later on Friday.
Source: Sportbox
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