South Korea's national football team defeated Saudi Arabia 4-2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the 2023 Asian Cup quarter-finals after a thrilling last-16 tie ended 1-1 in extra time at Education City Stadium on Tuesday.

Iran Press/ West Asia: After South Korea’s Cho Gue-sung equalised in second-half added time to cancel Abdullah Radif’s opener, Sami Al-Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb had their penalties saved to send South Korea through to the last eight, where they will play Australia on Friday.

The Asian Cup started on January 12, with the final scheduled to be held on February 10.

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