Message or not, for Min-kyong, the 20-minute surgery has been well worth the cost and post-surgical discomfort.

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Substitute Song Heung-min had earlier scored a 96th-minute winner as South Korea came from 1-0 down to beat Qatar 2-1.

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Substitute Son Heung-min hit the post in the 64th minute but finally made it 4-1 with nine to play with a fierce shot that went in off the underside of the bar -- but the midfielder saw another effort rebound off the woodwork.

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