World Cup 2022: South Korea 2-1 Portugal, Switzerland 3-2 Serbia, Cameroon 1-0 Brazil

Serbia's Filip Duricic, left, and Switzerland's Granit Xhaka go for a header during the World Cup group G soccer match between Serbia and Switzerland. - Copyright AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

By Euronews

Published on 02/12/2022 - 15:59•Updated 22:27

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Here's our round-up of the latest from the World Cup in Qatar on Friday.

Group H: South Korea (2-1) Portugal

South Korea advanced to the round of 16, after beating Portugal 2-1 with a stoppage-time strike from Hwang Hee-chan.
South Korea, who began the day in third place in the group, ensured a second-place finish.
Despite the unexpected defeat, Portugal, which had already qualified for the knockout stages, still won the top spot in the group.
They will now face the runners-up in Group G, which contains Brazil, Switzerland, Cameroon and Serbia.
With qualification assured, Portugal has rested several key players, with Rúben Dias, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva all starting on the bench.

Group H: Uruguay (2-0) Ghana

Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 but it wasn't enough to allow the team to go through, as they needed 3 goals to surpass South Korea in goal difference.
Ghana needed to win -- and hope South Korea fails to beat Portugal -- to qualify, but that didn't happen.
Uruguay's Luis Suarez cried as his team was knocked out of the World Cup, while the country's players were angry at the referee as they didn't get a penalty they thought they deserved.

Group G: Switzerland 3-2 Serbia

Switzerland advanced to the last 16 for the third tournament in a row after a 3-2 win over Serbia.
Switzerland needed a win to guarantee itself a place in the knockout round after beating Cameroon and losing to Brazil in its opening two games.
The team took an early lead, and although Serbia turned it around in the second half of the match, it wasn't enough to defeat the Swiss.
There were some tensions towards the end of the match as Swiss player Granit Xhaka -- whose family are Albanian -- was pushed by Serbia's Nikola Milenkovic. Both players got a yellow card as a result of the incident.
Serbia is now out of the World Cup, while

Switzerland will face Portugal on Tuesday at Lusail Stadium.

Group G: Cameroon 1-0 Brazil

Cameroon was eliminated by the World Cup, but not without first enjoying a thrilling 1-0 victory over Brazil with Vincent Aboubakar's goal two minutes into stoppage time.
Aboubakar celebrated the goal by taking his shirt off, which brought him a second yellow card from the referee.
Brazil had already reached the knockout stage after victories over Serbia and Switzerland earlier this week, and is now scheduled to face South Korea in the round of 16.
The South American team finished with six points, the same as Switzerland -- but Brazil had a better goal difference.