体坛英语资讯：Germany out of World Cup following stunning 2-0 loss to South Korea_娱乐

体坛英语资讯：Germany out of World Cup following stunning 2-0 loss to South Korea

Both sides got a couple of opportunities in the rest of the first half but failed to capitalize on them to open the scoring.

After a goalless first half, the two sides went into the second half with more active spirits. Both sides made a few replacements, with Thomas Mueller coming off the bench in the 63rd minute.

Although the Germans dominated the ball for most of the match, they failed to convert them to scoring especially in face of the South Korean keeper Jo Hyeonwoo's continuous superb saves.

The South Koreans, on the other side, seemed to have more clear-cut chances with strong defense and fast counter attacking.

The deadlock was finally broken in the stoppage time, when South Korea opened a corner and in the chaos in the box, Kim Younggwon shot the ball into the top corner of the net. The video assistant referee (VAR) showed that the ball first came off a Germany player and it was ruled that the goal was not offside.

With just three minutes left, the Germans went all out, including goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, pressing hard in a bid to equalize, but the South Koreans took the chance to launch a counterattack and their star striker Son Heungmin, after taking a long pass from a teammate, outrun the German defenders and pushed the ball into the empty net.

The VAR system showed again that the second goal was also effective and sealed the victory for South Korea 2-0.

FIFA statistics showed that Germany made 26 attempts at the goal throughout the match, while South Korea made 11. Ball possession was 70 percent for Germany and 30 percent for South Korea.