Football

South Korea and Uruguay finished with the same record (1-1-1) in Group H, but South Korea advanced on goals scored (4-2). Portugal, which won the group despite the loss to South Korea, got on the board first on Ricardo Horta's goal in the fifth minute. Young-Gwon Kim evened it at 1-1 in the 27th minute. In a tightly contested match, both teams had 13 shots, including six apiece on target. South Korea advanced from group play for the first time since 2010 and only the third time in its history. The team will play Group G winner Brazil. Portugal won its group for first time since 1996, when it reached the semifinals, and likely will face the winner of Serbia and Switzerland Group G game in the round of 16. Uruguay 2, Ghana 0 Competing with South Korea for the second spot in Group H, Uruguay needed to extend its two-goal lead in the final minutes, but it did not score again and was eliminated along with Ghana at Al Wakrah, Qatar. Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored in the 26th and … [Read more...] about World Cup roundup: South Korea advance, Uruguay out

Editor’s note: English/Japanese Liam Langan, 24, moved to Ho Chi Minh City in late July for his English teaching job. Since then, Langan has spent time embracing a new life where he is greeted by strangers, wanders around the streets on his motorbike, hops on a trip out of the city for a day, and “loves every minute here.” Langan recalled his recent getaway to the southern city of Vung Tau to Tuoi Tre News. I met my brother outside the Huy Hoang Limousine branch in District 1 at 8:00 am in the morning. He had a few days left on his vacation in Vietnam and we’d decided to take a quick day-trip out of town. It was early November. The weather was warm and dry as it had been over the past few weeks, though the squalls still came as unpredictable as ever. It had been four months since I had moved to Saigon and the rain was still a mystery. Some people said the rainy season had ended in August, but a few more told me we were still in it and didn’t I know? This is Saigon, there’s only … [Read more...] about Vung Tau in a day