South Korea v Portugal ratings: Hee-chan 8, Heung-min 7; Ronaldo 6, Dalot 7

Asian side advance to World Cup 2022 knockouts after 2-1 win

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  SOUTH KOREA RATINGS: Kim Seung-gyu – 7. Could do little about the opening goal, but made a number of terrific saves, including three to his right to deny Ronaldo (later adjudged offside), Dalot and Vitinha in the first half. Solid throughout. Getty

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  Kim Moon-hwan - 5. A comfortable evening, though one in which he didn’t make a huge impact. Getty

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  Kwon Kyung-won - 6. Came into the defence for Kim Min-jae, who suffered a calf injury on Monday. Helped restrict Portugal to half chances. AFP

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  Kim Young-gwon - 8. The experienced defender won a lot of aerial battles in his own half, and at the other end he got on the end of a corner to scramble home an equaliser. AFP

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  Kim Jin-su - 5. Poorly positioned when Portugal broke the deadlock and they continued to try and expose him. He thought he’d scored his third international goal to level the scores, but he was a yard offside when he bundled in at the back post. AFP

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  Jung Woo-young - 5. Was involved in the goal that was disallowed when the ball deflected off him in the six-yard box. Was guilty of not doing his defensive duties throughout. AFP

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  Hwang In-beom - 7. One of Korea’s brightest players, he had a shot in the second half that, though a fierce effort, was directed straight at Costa. AFP

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  Lee Kang-in - 6. Harshly booked when he seemingly got the ball in a tackle on Vitinha. Looked sharp throughout. AFP

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  Lee Jae-sung - 5. Not his best game but got a stamp on his leg from Cancelo for his troubles. Substituted. Getty

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  Son Heung-min - 7. On the counter, he showed great patience to find the assist that led to Korea’s late winner. It was also from his cross following a short corner that Korea thought they’d levelled the scores, until the goal was ruled offside. He had an effort on goal himself, but it was well blocked by Costa. AP

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  Cho Gue-sung - 6. Worked tirelessly but found space hard to come by. AFP

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  SUBS: Hwang Hee-chan (Jae-sung, 66) - 8. The match hero. He timed his run to perfection and slotted the ball past Costa to secure qualification for his nation. Getty

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  Son Jun-ho (Kang-in, 81) - N/A. Came on as a last throw of the dice by Bento. AFP

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  Hwang Ui-jo (Young-gwon, 81) - N/A. Part of a double substitution as Bento looked to find the winner. AFP

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  PORTUGAL RATINGS: Diogo Costa - 6. Looked uncomfortable when defending crosses but dealt with most things thrown at him. Made a key save in the second half from Hwang, but could do little to stop Korea’s winner. AFP

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  Diogo Dalot - 7. Main contributor to the opening goal when he controlled Pepe’s long pass and got behind the Korean defence before laying it off to Horta. Came close to scoring himself when his shot from range threatened. He’s now been involved in four goals in his last three appearances for Portugal in all competitions. Was nutmegged in the build-up to the winner. AP

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  Pepe - 6. His long ball released Dalot on the right in the build-up to the opening goal. Assumed the captain’s armband when Ronaldo left the field. EPA

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  Antonio Silva - 6. The 19 year old defender became the first ever teenager to appear in a World Cup match for Portugal, and he looked increasingly confident as the game went on, though was guilty of standing off Son for the winner. AP

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  Joao Cancelo - 6. Tried to release Mario early on but his pass was intercepted. He then had a shot soon after which was punched clear. Made a key block to deny Son in the second half. Getty

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  Ruben Neves - 5. A quiet game for the Wolves man, who was replaced in the second half. Getty

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  Matheus Nunes - 7. Some neat play in the middle of the park throughout, he brought others into play. Swung in a wicked cross into the Korea area with Ronaldo lurking. AP

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  Vitinha - 6. Came close with a shot from the edge of the area following a neat move, which was well saved. Getty

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  Joao Mario - 5. Was taken off in the second half after a largely ineffective evening. Getty

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  Cristiano Ronaldo - 6. Needing just one more World Cup goal to equal Eusebio’s Portugal record of nine, he was always lurking and looked dangerous, but the record will have to wait. He forced Seung-gu into a save but was ruled offside, and later saw another shot blocked. AFP

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  Ricardo Horta - 6. In the early stages of the game, he scored only his second international goal to put his side ahead, converting Dalot’s cut back. Getty

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  SUBS: Rafael Leao (Neves, 65) – 5. His main contribution was a shot from distance which was dragged wide of the goal. AFP

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  Andre Silva (Ronaldo, 65) – 5. With Ronaldo finding the right areas, but ultimately not threatening, Silva was brought on to try and mix things up. AFP

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  Joao Palhinha (Nunes, 65) – 5. Announced his arrival with a fairly hefty challenge, and tried to press throughout. AFP

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  William Carvalho (Vitinha, 81) – N/A. An odd change which blunted Portugal’s attacking options, Carvalho’s contribution was passive. EPA

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  Bernardo Silva (Mario, 82) – N/A. Switched off and didn’t track his man for the winner. Getty

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 goals scored.

With the clock ticking down, Son Heung-min ran free after a Portugal corner and slipped a pass to Hwang Hee-chan who fired past Diogo Costa to spark wild celebrations.

After an early opener by Ricardo Horta for Portugal, Kim Young-gwon gave the Koreans hope in the 27th minute when a corner struck Cristiano Ronaldo on the back and fell kindly for the defender to sweep the ball home.

Victory for South Korea moved them from fourth to second place in Group H ahead of Uruguay, who beat Ghana 2-0 in the group's other game but failed to score enough goals to finish above the Asian side.

Both teams finished with four points and both had a goal difference of zero, but the Asian team scored four goals compared to Uruguay’s two.

“We never gave up,” Son said. “Our players were trying to run an extra step more, sacrificing themselves, and that allowed us to achieve a good result.“

Goalscorer Hwang said: "I was convinced he would pass me the ball. It was an excellent pass and it made my job much easier. I would like to share these great feelings with the people back home."

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