SAO PAULO, June 26, 2014 (AFP) – Jan Vertonghen’s late goal gave 10-man Belgium a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Thursday and a perfect three win record in World Cup Group H.

The Belgians kept the upper hand throughout the game despite losing Porto midfielder Steven Defour, who made no protest over his sending off just before half-time for a two footed challenge.

Belgium, who went through with Algeria, now play United States in the last 16.

Result of World Cup Group H match between South Korea and Belgium in Sao Paulo on Thursday:

South Korea 0 Belgium 1 (Vertonghen 77)

Teams

South Korea: Seung-gyu Kim – Yong Lee, Jeong-ho Hong, Young-gwon Kim, Suk-young Yun – Lee Chung-yong, Kook-young Han (Keun-Ho Lee 46), Ja-cheol Koo (capt), Sung-yueng Ki, Heung-min Son (Dong-won Ji 73) – Shin-Wook Kim (Bo-kyung Kim 66)

Yellow card: Jeong-ho Hong (35)

Belgium: Thibaut Courtois – Anthony Vanden Borre, Daniel Van Buyten, Nicolas Lombaerts, Jan Vertonghen (capt) – Marouane Fellaini, Steven Defour, Moussa Dembele – Adnan Januzaj (Nacer Chadli 60), Kevin Mirallas (Eden Hazard 88), Dries Mertens (Divock Origi 59)

Yellow card: Moussa Dembele (50)

Red card: Steven Defour (45)

Referee: Benjamin Williams (AUS)