South Korea vs Belgium 2014-06-26

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Event
South Korea vs Belgium

Date
Thu 26th June 2014 UTC

Timestamp

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17:00:00 UTC

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24-04-25 10:00 (PST Los Angeles)
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24-04-25 12:00 (CST Chicago)
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24-04-25 13:00 (EST New York)
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24-04-25 18:00 (GMT London)
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24-04-25 19:00 (CET Paris)
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24-04-25 21:00 (GST Dubai)
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24-04-25 22:30 (IST Kolkata)
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24-04-26 02:00 (JST Tokyo)
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24-04-26 03:00 (AEDT Sydney)

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League
FIFA World Cup

Season
2014

Round
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The two teams had met in three previous matches, including twice in the FIFA World Cup group stage (1990: South Korea 0–2 Belgium; 1998: South Korea 1–1 Belgium).

Belgium, which had already qualified for the knockout stage but still needed a point to finish as group winners, had Steven Defour sent off for a reckless tackle on Kim Shin-wook at the end of the first half. Belgium scored the only goal of the match in the second half, when substitute Divock Origi's shot was parried by South Korea goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu and Jan Vertonghen converted the rebound with his left foot.

Belgium's win ensured that they topped their group, while South Korea, which had to win to have any chance for qualification, were eliminated.

South Korea's elimination meant that all four Asian representatives finished last in their group with a combined record of zero wins, three draws and nine defeats, the worst showing by the Asian Football Confederation since the 1990 World Cup.