Live Match Commentary
Up-to-the-Second Score: Turkey 3, South Korea 2 -- FINAL MATCH REPORT
90'+3 -- Final whistle blows and Turkey takes third place with 3-2 win. In an apparently spontaneous display of sportsmanship, both teams go hand-in-hand and bow in appreciation of amazing support from Korean crowd. Fourth place finish is best ever for an Asia team; before this tournament, Korea had never before won a World Cup game.
90'+3 -- GOAL SOUTH KOREA. Song Chong-gug finally beats Rustu inside the left post off deflection from Cha Doo-ri, pulling back to within a goal at 3-2.
90'+2 -- Sukur mis-hits shot from 18 yards after Turkey goes four against two on a counterattack.
90' -- Three minutes of stoppage time added on, as Korean crowd continues to chant in support of the host side.
89' -- Cha Doo-ri heads just over the bar at near post, off Song Chong-gug corner kick from right side.
88' -- Rustu dives right to save long shot from Song Chong-gug.
87' -- Ahn can't settle Cha Doo-ri cross from right side.
86' -- Turkey sub: Tayfur Havutcu on for Basturk.
83' -- Rustu saves knuckling shot from Lee Chun-soo.
84' -- Rustu bobbles but saves Cha Doo-ri's blast from the right side.
83' -- Rustu finally dives on ball in goalmouth as Korea threatens after Ahn's shot from outside box (off short pass laid back by Choi Tai-uk) is deflected out for corner kick.
81' -- Cha Doo-ri shoots well high from 18 yards.
79' -- Rustu dives left for save off weak shot after Ahn backheel in penalty area, after Choi Tai-uk cross from endline on left side is headed down.
79' -- Korea sub: Choi Tai-uk on for Seol Ki-hyeon, making his first appearance.
76' -- Turkey sub: Okan Buruk on for Umit Davala.
75' -- Ergun passes to Hakan Unsal on left side and he shoots wildly.
74' -- Seol cross/shot from wide on the left goes into side-netting; Rustu is slowed by a thigh problem and has asked to be substituted.
72' -- Seol cuts to right for space at 20 yards, but shoots far over the goal.
71' -- Cha Doo-ri can't get a touch on high ball as he gets behind defense and tries to flick it past Rustu.
70' -- Ilhan tries to flick ball over his own head to beat Kim Tae-young, but loses it over the endline.
70' -- Sukur fails to get pass to wide-open Ilhan in center of penalty area in two-on-one chance.
69' -- Lee Woon-jae catches Tugay's freekick from the left side.
65' -- Korea sub: Cha Doo-ri on for Lee Eul-yong.
64' -- Rustu dives over Alpay Ozalan for cross from right side; he can't hold on, but stuffs Park Ji-sung's effort on the rebound.
63' -- Turkey's Ilhan called offside.
62' -- Ilhan turns back to get foot on cross from right side, spoiling Ergun Penbe's chance for a volley.
62' -- Another offside call for the Turks.
60' -- Sukur whistled for offside.
57' -- Lee Eul-yong knocks ball out at far post for corner kick after Ergun ties Song Chong-gug in knots before crossing from left; corner kick is cleared.
56' -- Rustu comes out to clear ball near touchline, and limps back to his line.
54' -- Lee Eul-yong shoots straight at Rustu from 19 yards after battling for an opening.
52' -- Song Chong-gug cuts across top of penalty area and blasts just over the bar with left foot from 17 yards.
50' -- Lee Chun-soo shoots well over the goal after Korea corner kick.
50' -- Tugay cautioned for foul on Park Ji-sung.
48' -- Ahn called for handball taking down cross inside penalty area, with Korea starting aggressively on the attack, Seol already having managed to get in a cross from the right side that was picked up by Rustu.
46' -- Korea sub: Kim Tae-young on for Hong Myung-bo.
46' -- Turkey kicks off the second half.
Second Half
45'+1 -- Halftime whistle blows with Turkey leading South Korea 3-1 in contest for third place. Korea leads in possession (54 percent to 46 percent) and shots (7-6), but Turkey leads in shots on goal (5-3).
45' -- Seol can't direct his header toward goal off cross from right side.
45' -- Turkey called offside on freekick behind Korean defense.
44' -- Lee Woon-jae comes off line to stop shot from Sukur, who fought off challenge from two defender to get off shot.
42' -- Turkey sub: Hakan Unsal on for limping Emre Belozoglu.
41' -- Ahn takes pass and puts ball in back of net from inside the penalty area on left, but his teammate in center of penalty area is called offside.
40' -- Korea counterattack is stopped after Turkish corner kick cleared.
39' -- Turkey clears cross from right with two headers with Rustu diving off line.
37' -- Lee Woon-jae goes low to his right to save Hakan Sukur's open header from six yards off a corner kick that he had won with his own efforts; second corner kick is cleared.
36' -- Rustu catches after corner kick is headed straight up by defender; kick awareded after Song Chong-gug gets free in penalty area but misses chance with poor touch.
34' -- Lee Chung-soo shoots well high and wide right after coming back to meet cross from right at 18 yards.
32' -- GOAL TURKEY. Ilhan chips over on-rushing Lee Woon-jae from 15 yards after taking give-and-go pass from Sukur, who had headed down a long pass to Ilhan. Turkey leads 3-1.
30' -- Rustu dives out to catch cross from right with one hand, seconds after punching away cross from left side that followed a corner kick given up when a cross nearly found Ahn in front of goal.
29' -- Ahn called for fouling Alpay near top of Turkish penalty area, appearing to stomp his leg after a tackle.
27' -- Rustu comes off line to slide and pick up Korean through ball to Ahn in penalty area, bobbling it on his first attempt.
23' -- Lee Eul-yong cautioned for holding up Basturk on Turkish counterattack.
23' -- Turkey heads away the second Korean corner kick within the span of a minute; Lee Eul-yong went down before the first one, having taken an elbow from Bulent.
21' -- Rustu dives to his left to save Ahn's 17-yard shot, which was headed into the top right corner of goal after two cutback moves at top of penalty area.
18' -- Ahn shoots far over the bar on an ambitious effort from some 30 yards.
16' -- Seol wins two challenges along right wing before losing ball over endline.
12' -- GOAL TURKEY. Ilhan scores from 10 yards, beating Lee Min-sung to Sukur's short pass; Ilhan had sent Sukur free in penalty area after Turkish counterattack, when Koreans had stopped expecting a foul call near midfield. Turkey leads 2-1 after rapid-fire start.
12' -- Turkey clears after Rustu saves Lee Chun-soo drive from outside penalty area.
9' -- GOAL SOUTH KOREA. Lee Eul-yong buries a 25-yard left-footed freekick into the top right corner of the goal, in off the post. Kick won when Basturk called for fouling Song Chong-gug from behind.
7' -- Emre Belozoglu takes short pass from freekick 30 yards from goal, beats a defender and shoots wide of the left post.
5' -- Lee Eul-yong shoots wildly on a bouncing ball after Seol's cross from the right sails over and out of the penalty box.
4' -- Rustu comes off line to pick up cross from left side intended for Ahn Jung-hwan.
1' -- GOAL TURKEY. Sukur scores about 11 seconds after kickoff when Hong Myung-bo is dispossessed by Ilhan Mansiz; Sukur shoots low to Lee Woon-jae's right from 18 yards for the astest goal in World Cup history.
1' -- South Korea kicks off to begin third-place match.
Kickoff at 7 a.m. EDT; 11 a.m. GMT. Winner takes third-place honors. Co-host South Korea in red jerseys; Turkey in white. A moment of silence is held in honor of sailors killed today in conflict between South and North Korea. (All references to "right" and "left" are from the perspective of the attacking team, unless otherwise noted.)