Malminderjit Singh

South Korea's Son Heung-min (centre) and his teammates celebrate wildly after they defeated Portugal 2-1 to qualify for the Round of 16. South Korea will play Brazil on Dec 6 for a place in the quarter-finals
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With surprises galore, Qatar World Cup is a watershed for international football

Teams from Asia and Africa have snapped up five of the 16 spots in the knockout stage