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Son Heung-min steps up as South Korea's late win sends Uruguay out and sums up wild World Cup

AL RAYYAN, Qatar -- South Korea grabbed a 91st-minute winner against Portugal to qualify as runners-up from Group H in the most dramatic circumstances.

Substitute Hwang Hee-chan got the crucial goal to send South Korea through on goals scored, despite Uruguay's 2-0 win over Ghana in the group's other game (both South Korea and Uruguay ended level on four points and zero goal difference, but South Korea had four goals scored to Uruguay's two.)

Portugal had taken an early lead through Ricardo Horta before Kim Young-gwon's equaliser.