SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Reduced to 10 men for over half the match, Belgium still beat South Korea 1-0 on Thursday to finish atop of Group H and eliminate the last Asian team from the World Cup. With a late goal yet again, Belgium made the difference in the 78th minute when defender Jan Vertonghen followed up a shot from teenage striker Divock Origi and tapped in the rebound past goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu. "We knew all games were going to be tough," said Belgium coach Marc Wilmots. "But even with 10 men, we still pushed forward. These guys are really hungry." After three narrow victories and precious little beautiful play, Belgium will now play the United States in Salvador on Tuesday. "Mission accomplished," said Wimots. And along with Iran, Japan and Australia, South Korea departed as the last team from the Asian federation, all in the first round. Algeria finished second in the group after a 1-1 draw with Russia -- a result that meant South Korea needed a four-goal win to advance. They never came close. "All of our players did their utmost. They gave it their all but I think that it was my shortcoming, my failing as a coach that caused this result," said coach Hong Myung-Bo. The former captain of the 2002 team which reached the semifinals did not offer his resignation, though. South Korea did not go without a strong fight, landing the ball on Belgiums crossbar on the hour-mark and testing standout goalie Thibaut Courtois with several shots afterward. Yet even with a man up, the Koreans could never pressure Belgium enough to find an opening and paid the price. For scorer Vertonghen it was a bit of redemption after he caused the penalty against Algeria in the opener which forced Belgium into late histrionics to come back and claw out a 2-1 victory. "I really felt bad after that but now only joy is left," he said. Belgium promised to play with flair in this tournament but is proving that its still a master at grinding out results. "It gives us so much confidence to get those nine points with only 10 men and prepare for the Americans in that mood," Vertonghen said. Having a goalie like Courtois does make it easier, especially as its defence was missing injured starters Vincent Kompany and Thomas Vermaelen. But the Belgians also proved they sorely lacked the creative skills of Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard, who were on the bench from the start. On the hour mark, South Korea came closest to scoring when Son Heung-min saw a cross float right onto the crossbar beyond the reach of Courtois. Belgium fielded four World Cup newcomers, but was reduced to three in the 45th minute when Steven Defour planted his studs, leg outstretched, into the shin of Kim Shin-wook. Australian referee Benjamin Williams didnt hesitate to pull out the red card. Earlier, the South Koreans almost scored around the half-hour mark. First, a long-distance drive from Ki Sung-yeung forced Courtois into a great diving save and, one minute later, Defour kicked a ball off the line in another goalmouth scramble. Mertens could have lifted the pressure off Belgium in the 25th minute he was left wide open eight meters out. He skied the ball over, immediately opening his mouth in disbelief at having missed such a chance. In the second half, South Korea brought on a second full striker in Lee Keun-ho for even more pressure. The Asians created a flurry of chances early in the second half, but either Courtois showed his class or the South Koreans lacked any precision. ------ Lineups: South Korea: Kim Seung-gyu; Lee Yong, Kim Young-gwon, Hong Jeong-ho, Yun Suk-young; Lee Chung-yong, Han Kook-young (Lee Keun-ho, 46th), Ki Sung-yueng, Son Heung-min (Ji Dong-won, 73rd); Koo Ja-cheol, Kim Shin-wook (Kim Bo-kyung, 66th). 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Leaderboard The 145th Open The sun was shining and there wasnt much wind for the first, so the guys were able to take advantage of that and Phil Mickelson went on to shoot the round of the day to lead by three. The players then came out in blustery conditions for their second rounds and the wind was blowing slightly, so the guys were certainly tested more and more as the day progressed. Phil Mickelson took a one-shot lead in to the weekend Id like to have been playing, but my week here at Royal Troon has still been really good. I dont really like to think about what Im going to do after golf because I think Ive still got a lot of good years left in me.There are a lot of avenues I could possibly go down once you stop playing, as a number of guys have done, but Im trying to not think whats after golf and instead focusing more on whats about to happen. Over the past couple of days for Sky Sports Ive done some commentary and studio work, plus spent some time in the Open Zone.dddddddddddd As Ive known most of the guys here for a number of years, it has just been a smooth hop across the rope to get stuck into the TV side of things.Ive enjoyed all of those roles, but of the three Id probably say I enjoyed the commentary the most, as you can see whats happening and can comment on the players as they go along. When youre in the studio, you dont really know whats coming until David Livingstone passes a question over you. Poulter visited Claude Harmon in the Open Zone Theres lots of bouncing around the different areas and plenty of hanging around waiting for your times on-air during the two days, but it has been a lot of fun.I havent hit many shots in the past eight weeks, but we are planning right now to get back playing again for early October. I havent chosen an event to play just yet, but thats remaining the goal. 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