▁V ieri ▁then ▁scored ▁to ▁put ▁Italy ▁ahead ▁but ▁Se ol ▁Ki - h ye on ▁scored ▁an ▁equal izer ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 8 th ▁minute , ▁allowing ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁to ▁extra ▁time . ▁Francesco ▁T otti ▁was ▁controvers ial ly ▁sent ▁off ▁for ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁d ive ▁and ▁A hn ▁re de emed ▁his ▁missed ▁penalty ▁by ▁scoring ▁the ▁winner ▁with ▁a ▁head ed ▁golden ▁goal , ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁quarter - final . ▁South ▁Korea ▁faced ▁Spain ▁in ▁the ▁quarter - final s . ▁Spain ▁managed ▁to ▁score ▁twice ▁in ▁this ▁match , ▁but ▁both ▁goals ▁were ▁cancel led ▁by ▁the ▁ref ere es . ▁The ▁game ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁penalty ▁shoot - out ▁where ▁South ▁Korea ▁won ▁ 5 – 3 , ▁thus ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Asian ▁team ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁final ▁four . ▁The ▁South ▁Korean ▁team ' s ▁run ▁was ▁halt ed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁Germany ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁They ▁lost ▁to ▁Turkey ▁ 3 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁third - place ▁match ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁fourth ▁place . ▁ ▁Team ▁captain ▁Hong ▁My ung - bo ▁received ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Ball ▁as ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ' s ▁third ▁best ▁player , ▁the ▁first ▁Asian ▁footballer ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁this . ▁In ▁addition ▁Hong ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁of ▁tournament ▁alongside ▁team mate ▁Y oo ▁Sang - ch ul , ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁time ▁Asian ▁football