Doha, December 02 (QNA) - South Korea reached the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 after a 2-1 win over Portugal in their final group stage game at Education City Stadium.

South Korean goals were scored by Kim Young-gwon in 27th minute and Hwang Hee-chan in 91st minute. Portugal opened the scoring just five minutes into Friday's match, thanks to Ricardo Horta.

In addition to beating Portugal, South Korea also needed Uruguay to beat Ghana in the other Group H match of Friday and go to a tiebreak. Uruguay helped South Korea by defeating Ghana 2-0, with South Korea winning the tiebreak in the second category, goals scored, at 4-2.

Portugal had already qualified for the knockout stages before this final group game, and made six changes from the team that beat Uruguay 2-0. The Koreans had to win to stand any chance of going through.

Despite the loss, Portugal topped the group with 6 points, followed by South Korea with 4 points in second place and the two teams qualified for the second round, while Uruguay came in third place with 4 points and Ghana finished in last place with 3 points. (QNA)