South Korea's Cha Du-ri, left, competes for the ball with Uruguay'sAlvaro Pereira, right, during the World Cup round of 16 soccer matchbetween Uruguay and South Korea at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in PortElizabeth today.<br>
Uruguay beats South Korea 2-1 to reach quarters
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) — Luis Suarez scored in each half Saturday to help Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1 and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years.
Suarez scored the winner in the 80th minute after sidestepping two defenders and curling a right-foot shot off the post from the edge of the area.
Suarez gave Uruguay the lead in the eighth with a shot from a tight angle after Diego Forlan’s cross from the left. Lee Chung-yong then equalized from a header in the 68th after goalkeeper Fernando Muslera left his line to attempt to punch away a looping ball.
South Korea had dominated the second half in swirling wind and rain until Suarez’s second goal.
South Korea’s Lee Chung-yong, top left, scores a goal past Uruguay’sDiego Lugano, center, and Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, right,during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Uruguay and SouthKorea at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
From left, Uruguay’s Diego Lugano, South Korea’s Kim Jae-sung andUruguay’s Mauricio Victorino go for a header during the World Cup roundof 16 soccer match between Uruguay and South Korea at Nelson MandelaBay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa today. (Photos: AP)<br>
Uruguay’s Luis Suarez, right, celebrates with Uruguay’s Edison Cavani,left, after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16soccer match between Uruguay and South Korea at Nelson Mandela BayStadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa today.<br>
Children play soccer on a field in Alexandra township, north ofJohannesburg, Saturday, June 26, 2010, on day 15 of first soccer WorldCup on the African continent.
