▁def ending ▁champions ▁Germany ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁goals ▁and ▁Mexico ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁defeat ▁Sweden ▁in ▁its ▁last ▁group ▁stage ▁game . ▁South ▁Korea ▁for ▁its ▁part ▁did ▁what ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁cont ention ▁and ▁won ▁ 2 – 0 ▁against ▁Germany , ▁causing ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 8 0 ▁years . ▁Germany ▁had ▁ 2 8 ▁sh ots ▁with ▁ 6 ▁on ▁target , ▁but ▁the ▁South ▁Korea ' s ▁defense , ▁led ▁by ▁ke eper ▁Jo ▁H ye on - wo o , ▁did ▁not ▁conced e ▁once . ▁However , ▁Mexico ▁lost ▁to ▁Sweden ▁that ▁same ▁day ▁and ▁thus ▁South ▁Korea ▁ultimately ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁group . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁South ▁Korea ▁saved ▁Mexico ▁from ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁and ▁Mexican ▁fans ▁heavily ▁pra ised ▁the ▁Kore ans ▁and ▁celebrated ▁their ▁victory ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁emb ass y . ▁The ▁match ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁" M i racle ▁of ▁Kaz an " ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁although ▁they ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tournament . ▁However , ▁Shin ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁manager ▁Paulo ▁B ento ▁replaced ▁him ▁after ▁the ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁South ▁Korea ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁with ▁nine ▁points . ▁The ▁team ▁elimin ated ▁Bah rain ▁after ▁extra ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁quarter