MIYAGI -- Cohost Japan's 2002 World Cup run ended Tuesday with a disappointing 1-0 loss to a stubborn Turkish side in a Round of 16 game at Miyagi Stadium, but South Korea pulled off a stunning 2-1 upset over Italy in Taejon to advance to the quarterfinals where it faces Spain.
The Koreans tied the score at 1-1 with just minutes left and then scored a golden goal in extra time. Ahn Jung Hwan, who had earlier missed a penalty, got the winner that sent three-time champion Italy home and the South Korean crowd delirious with delight.
Japan, playing in the rain before a partisan crowd of 45,666, never found its rhythm and a lack of decisiveness around its opponent's penalty area meant it failed to capitalize on long periods of possession.
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