South Korea scored the winning (and qualifying) goal against Portugal (2-1) in the 91st minute, Hee-Chang Hwang’s goal sent the Asians through to the round of 16 and sent Uruguay home.

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Uruguay was abruptly eliminated from the 2022 World Cup at the group stage

Uruguay did its job, won the match against Ghana (2:0), but an unpleasant surprise occurred at the end of extra time in another Group H match.

South Korea scored, won the match against Portugal (2:1), and the success brought the Asians to the 1/8 finals of the 2022 World Cup.

On the bench, the legendary Luis Suarez wept as the forward felt that these were his last minutes at the world finals as a player.

South Korea and Uruguay are divided by the number of goals scored: more in South Korea.

Subsequently, Uruguay became world champion twice: in 1930 and 1950.

Group H, final rating

1 Portugal 6 points (goal difference 6-4)

2 South Korea 4 (4-4)

3 Uruguay 4 (2-2)

4 Ghana 3 (5-7).