South Korea recently suffered a 1-0 defeat against Iran in the World Cup qualifying, which threatened to derail their hopes of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. However, they managed to get their campaign back on track with a 2-1 win over Qatar on Tuesday night.

There was a lot of pressure on the South Korea manager Kang-Hee Choi after the team had managed no wins in the last four matches. This includes two World Cup qualifying matches without a victory. However, this win over Qatar means that they are just one point behind leaders Uzbekistan.

Further, South Korea have a game in hand over Uzbekistan. As a result, Kang-Hee Choi has said that he is extremely confident that they can qualify comfortably for the World Cup. However, the result could have been extremely different had it not been for the late goal from Heung-Min Son. South Korea had taken the lead in the second half through a goal from Keun-Ho Lee in the 60th minute. However, it did not take long for Qatar to equalise the match, as Khalfan Ibrahim's goal in the 64th minute meant that they were back on level terms.

Son has been in great form for the German club Hamburg this season. He has scored nine goals for the club, and the South Korea manager praised his goal. "I didn't give Son Heung-min much time but he only needed a short time to show we he can do. It was a dramatic victory. Our players kept going right until the end and were rewarded with victory. We know what we have to do to get to the World Cup and our desire to get there is strong. There were five minutes of extra time but they gave six and it was a mistake," said Korea coach Choi Kang-hee.