Five minutes later, Jozy Altidore stormed into the area and fell down while muscling with Anthony Annan. Before hitting the ground, the American forward delivered a shot which went half meter wide of the post.

Uruguay, two-time world champions,reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1970.

The Taeguk Warriors played brilliantly in the rain-drenched Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and equalized on Lee Chung-Yong's header in the second half, but Suarez's second goal, converted in a spectacular way, ended the Asian side's heroic run in South Africa.

A shameful record, in which Asians have never beaten South Americans in the World Cup, will last - at least until Japan's second round clash with Paraguay.

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez made a notable change with Diego Godin replacing Mauricio Victorino at the back, while his counterpart Huh Jung-Moo threw in winger Kim Jae-Sung in place of Yeom Ki-Hun.

The South Koreans started well with Park Ji-Sung sprinting down to the edge of the area only for Diego Lugano to snuff out his attempt for through-pass.

Moments later, Park Chu-Young's curling free-kick was blocked, not by keeper Fernando Muslera, who stood watching helplessly, but by the post.

It was Uruguay who drew first blood in the eighth minute, when an unmarked Suarez calmly pushed a Diego Forlan's low cross to the empty net.

The South Koreans evened the scores on 68 minutes when, from a free-kick, Bolton's Lee Chung-Yong pounced on Mauricio Victorino's attempted clearance, to nod in from eight yards.

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