";s:4:"text";s:5755:"Korea made a few attacking forays early, but the last 5 minutes Germany has had the entirety of the possession. However, he was smothered by two Germany defenders and the loose ball landed to Son, but the Tottenham forward fired high over the crossbar. Goretzka is the one to go off. Second place is still a three-way tussle: Germany will qualify if they beat South Korea and Sweden do not beat Mexico by a bigger margin. There seems to be a World Cup curse at work. Well, that wasn't very good by Germany. Neuer was high up the field as Germany pressed for a goal, but was rounded by Ju before his long field pass was caught by the pacey run on Son, who slotted home into an empty net to seal the win and send Germany out. He accelerates and stabs in a cross but South Korea, once again, scramble it away. Khedira shoots. Christopher Clarey: Neuer 2018 is still a long way from Neuer 2014. Lee Yong is freed by a left to right diagonal and he flays in low outswinging cross. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Muller and Ozil cock up another attack. South Korea Cho Hyun-woo; Lee Yong, Yun Young-sun, Hong Chul, Kim Young-gwon; Jang Hyun-soo, Jung Seung-hyun, Koo Ja-cheol; Lee Jae-sung, Moon Seon-min; Son Heung-min. Lee shoots against Sule and the ball ricochets over for a corner.
Kim heads out a left-wing cross for a corner. That was a close shave. Son was involved again six minutes later. The defending World Cup champions are out!
“I had a big chance in the 87th minute. Asked if this was the end of an era of German domination, Hummels shook his head and referred to the team’s loss in the 2016 European Championship after winning the World Cup. Ten seconds later Germany is back in front of South Korea’s goal but is called offside. There was plenty of pressure on the shoulders of the South Korea captain heading into the tournament, and his final performance at the 2018 competition was one he and his country should be proud of. After three minutes of stoppage time, Mark Geiger blows the half to a close. Germany look alarmingly vulnerable when South Korea increase the tempo and fizz the ball forward accurately. Low is sending Muller on next. So haben wir uns das nicht vorgestellt. This time it’s Moon Seon-Min. South Korea: Hyeon-Woo Jo (7), Yong Lee (7), Young-Sun Yun (7), Chul Hong (6), Young-Kwon Kim (7), Woo-Young Jung (7), Jae-Sung Lee (7), Seon-Min Moon (6), Hyun-Soo Jang (7), Heung-Min Son (8), Ja-Cheol Koo (6). Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer punches away a shot against South Korea's Son Heung-min. From a Germany corner, Cho makes a rare flap at the ball and lets it out to the far post where Werner traps it then scuffs a shot wide from a couple of metres. Son Heung-Min’s goal for South Korea (95:52) was the latest goal Germany have ever conceded in a World Cup match (excluding extra-time). Hummels returns after injury for the suspended Boateng, Sule replaces Rudiger. Most improbably, South Korea could qualify if they beat Germany by three goals, and Sweden lose.