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South Korea snatch dramatic winner to squeeze through

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Hwang Hee-chan scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner to beat Portugal and secure South Korea's place in the knockout stages of the World Cup.FULL MATCH DETAILSSouth Korea looked to be heading home from Qatar before Son Heung-min broke free following a Portugal corner and played a perfect pass for Hwang to slot home in the 91st minute.Following Uruguay's 2-0 win against Ghana, South Korea join the Portuguese - who had already booked their place in the last 16 after winning their opening two fixtures - in the next round having scored more goals than the South Americans.South Korea, whose manager Paulo Bento watched from the stands following his outburst at English referee Anthony Taylor in their defeat by Ghana, knew only a win would do.But Bento's men were left facing a mountain to climb when Portugal took the lead with just four minutes and 52 seconds on the clock.We need your consent to load this comcast-player contentWe use comcast-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage PreferencesPepe's long ball over the top was expertly controlled by Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot, who put it on a plate for Ricardo Horta to fire in from close range.Portugal were bidding to become the first side to win all three group games at this tournament, but following their early strike they were guilty of taking their foot off the accelerator.After 17 minutes, South Korea had the ball in Portugal's net - only for Kim Jin-su's rebounded effort to be chalked off for offside - but 10 minutes later, they were on level terms.We need your consent to load this comcast-player contentWe use comcast-player to

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