GROUP D: Koreans oust Portugal (1-0)
* South Korea didn't need to win this game. A tie, or a loss less severe than what the USA suffered against Poland (1-3) would put them through. But the Koreans went for the win — Park Ji Sung settling a high pass and hammering it into the net — and assured the U.S. passage to the second round. * The Portuguese, considered a pre-tournament contender for the title, just needed a tie to advance. But they self-destructed with two deserved ejections. Still, they had three golden chances to score in the last five minutes. June 14 in Incheon South Korea 1, Portugal 0 Goal: Park Ji Sung (KOR) 70 South Korea: Lee Woon Jae, Choi Jin Cheul, Kim Namil, Yoo SangChul, Kim Tae-Young, Seol Ki Hyeon, Lee Young Pyo, Ahn Jung Hwan (Lee Chun Soo +93'), Hong Myung Bo, Park Ji Sung, Song Chong Gug. Portugal: Baia, Jorge Costa, Fernando Couto (capt), Luis Figo, Joao Pinto, Pauleta (Jorge Andrade, 69), Paulo Bento, Sergio Conceicao, Petit (Nuno Gomes, 77), Beto, Rui Jorge (Abel Xavier 73). Yellow cards: Beto 22, Kim Tae Young 24, Seol 57, Kim Nam Il 74, Jorge Costa 83, Ahn 93+. Red cards: Joao Pinto 27, Beto 66 (second yellow). Attendance: 50,239. Referee: Angel Sanchez (Argentina)
GROUP H: Belgium breaks tie streak vs. Russia (3-2)
* After five straight ties — three straight saw them eliminated at France '98 — the Belgians finally picked up a win and reached the second round. * ''It is with great pride, great satisfaction that we will meet the eternal, great Brazil.'' — Belgium coach Robert Waseig June 14 in Shizuoka Belgium 3, Russia 2 Goals: Walem 7, Sonck 78, Wilmots 82; Beschastnykh 52, Sychev 89. Belgium: De Vlieger, De Boeck (van Meir 92 +), van Kerckhoven, Peeters, van Buyten, Goor, Walem, Verheyen (Simons 78), Vanderhaeghe, Wilmots (capt), Mpenza (Sonck 70). Yellow card: Vanderhaeghe. Russia: Nigmatullin, Kovtun, Nikiforov (Sennikov 43), Onopko (capt), Smertin (Sychev 34), Solomatin, Karpin (Kerzhakov 82), Titov, Alenichev, Khokhlov, Beschastnykh. Yellow Cards: Solomatin 12, Smertin 14, Vanderhaeghe 39, Alenichev 64, Sennikov 84. Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark). Attendance: 46,640
GROUP H: Japan knocks aside Tunisia (2-0)
* Japan, needing only a draw, disposed of Tunisia and as Group H winner will face Turkey. Hidetoshi Nakata, Japan's most popular player whose feud with Japan's French coach Philippe ended in time for the World Cup, notched his first goal of the tournament. * ''This is a victory of the Japanese spirit, of the Japanese courage and the willingness to be aggressive by taking on the opponents.'' — Troussier. June 14 in Osaka Japan 2 Tunisia 0 Goals: Morishima 48, Nakata 75. Japan — Narazaki, Matsuda, Miyamoto, Koji Nakata, Myojin, Inamoto (Ichikawa), Toda, Hidetoshi Nakata (Ogasawara), Ono, Suzuki, Yanagisawa (Morishima) Tunisia — Boumnijel, Badra, Trabelsi, Bouzaiene (Zitouni) , Jaidi, Clayton (Mhadhebi), Bouazizi, Achour, Ghodhbane, Melki (Baya), Jaziri Yellow cards: Bouazizi 21, Badra 81. Referee: Gilles Veissiere (France) Att: 45,213
