Korea defeated Portugal to enter the round of 16 of the World Cup

For the fourth time, Son Heung-min cried right after a World Cup match, but this time it was tears of happiness. The Korean captain did not play well for 90 minutes at Education City, when many times he participated in the ball and missed the counterattack of the home team. But right at the beginning of the second half, Son shined with a dribble and a decisive pass for striker Hwang Hee-chan to score a 2-1 goal.

The situation came from Portugal's corner, when the score was 1-1 and Korea needed one more goal to advance. The Korean defender broke the ball out of the penalty area to the right position of Son - the only one who did not need to defend the corner. Son led the ball from home to close to the penalty area, when only three teammates ran after, while Portugal had eight players jerking back to defend. In front of Son were three opponents, but he still found a way to poke holes through Diogo Dalot's legs to clear the ground for Hee-chan to plunge down and hit the corner to knock down goalkeeper Diogo Costa.

Hee-chan took off her shirt and ran towards the cheering audience, as her teammates followed. Many Korean viewers cried with this unexpected result, because their next door was the most underrated before the final series. One spectator wore a traditional hanbok with tears running down his cheeks, while another closed his eyes and cried out.

Hee-chan was calm again as her teammates screamed. He did not play the first two games due to injury, only coming on in the third game in the 66th minute. The Wolverhampton striker had no chance until the decisive moment of scoring. In that situation, only Hee-chan was able to run into the Portuguese penalty area, and his efforts paid off.

The drama did not stop at the final whistle of Argentinian referee Facundo Tello, because the match between Uruguay and Ghana at the same time had not ended. Son had to hold back his tears to stand in a circle with his teammates in the middle of the field, using his phone to watch the match on Al Janoub Stadium. And when Uruguay could not add a goal to the end, the Korean player burst into happiness. They simultaneously ran to the stands for Korean fans, sliding on the grass of Education City. "Now we can breathe again," commented the Guardian reporter.

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Han Quốc: Seung-gyu; Moon-hwan, Young-gwon (Jun-ho 81), Kyung-won, Jin-su; In-Beom, Woo-Young; Kang-in (Dog-jo 81), Jae-sung (Hee-chan 66), Heung-min; Gue-sung (Yu-min 92).

Bồ Đào Nha: Diogo Costa; Dalot, Antonio Silva, Pepe, Cancelo; Neves (Palhinha 65), Vitinha (Bernardo Silva 81), Nunes (Leao 65), Joao Mario (Carvalho 82); Cristiano Ronaldo (Andre Silva 65), Ricardo Horta.