After that victory over Senegal, they secured third place in their group which allowed them to compete against several other third-placed teams from other groups for an opportunity to advance to the knockouts.
In total to qualify for the knockout, six third-place teams competed against each other. And among those six teams, only four of them advanced to the knockouts.
Surprisingly, the South Korean team didn't even make it out of the group stage. Losing all three of their group matches, they exited the tournament quite early.
It was surprising to see them exiting the tournament so early despite the composition of the team in their group. With the likes of the USA and Burkina Faso placed in their group, it truly was quite surprising to see them finish last.
