下半场，乌拉圭队的局面愈发混乱。中场核心乌加特因伤被换下，随后巴尔韦德也因故退场。比赛进行到第95分钟，卡诺比奥因一次严重的犯规被直接红牌罚下，球队心态彻底崩溃。终场哨响时，西班牙积7分，锁定了H组头名；同组的佛得角队以三场平局惊险获得小组第二；而乌拉圭队则以2分位列小组第三。鉴于2026年世界杯扩军至48队，每个小组前两名以及8个成绩最好的小组第三将晋级32强，在所有小组第三的积分比较中，积2分的乌拉圭队位列第11位，排在其前面的9个小组第三积分都高于他，因此，这支四星劲旅提前宣告出局。
值得一提的是，这支乌拉圭队曾是1930年和1950年两届世界杯的冠军得主。在2022年卡塔尔世界杯上，他们已未能小组出线，如今又在本届赛事中首轮折戟，连续两届在小组赛阶段被淘汰。赛后，穆斯莱拉蹲在地上捂脸的画面，即使是韩国球迷在看到后，也难免感到一丝唏嘘。西班牙队这场1比0的胜利，不仅为自己争取了有利位置，更重要的是，将乌拉圭这个潜在的、同为小组第三的出线竞争者直接清除出局，这无疑大大提升了韩国队晋级下一轮的可能性。然而，韩国队的危险警报尚未完全解除，剩余几个小组的比赛尚未全部结束，他们最终能否获得出线资格，仍需依赖其他比赛的最终赛果。
首先，G组的埃及对阵伊朗的比赛结果至关重要。韩国队需要埃及获胜，一旦伊朗能够拿分，又将增加一个与韩国队争夺排名的潜在对手。接着是J组的奥地利对阵阿尔及利亚。这场比赛需要分出胜负，并且阿尔及利亚必须以净胜两球及以上的优势获胜。如果奥地利获胜或者两队战成平局，韩国队本就悬念重重 Thus, Korea's chances of qualifying will become even more uncertain. Finally, L group is Ghana versus Croatia. Korea needs Ghana to win against Croatia. If Croatia manages to get any points, it will add another third-placed team with three points to compete with Korea on goal difference.
In recent days, Korean fan forums have been buzzing with activity. Some fans have meticulously created real-time updated tables of third-placed teams' rankings, refreshing them hourly. Their focus on these tables rivals the intensity with which they watch their own team play. After all, the Korean national team has a history of creating perilous situations for themselves, only to rely on the outcomes of other matches to bail them out. Recall the 2018 Russia World Cup, where they narrowly advanced thanks to Germany's 0-2 loss to Korea and favorable results from the Mexico match. In the 2022 Qatar World Cup, they also scraped through only in the final group stage match with a dramatic upset victory over Portugal.
The current expansion of the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams, along with the revised rule allowing third-placed teams to vie for qualification slots, is precisely what has kept Korea, with their 3 points and -1 goal difference, still in contention. Had the previous 32-team tournament format been in place, such a point tally would have long since rendered them ineligible. As it stands, with several final group stage matches yet to conclude, every single result directly impacts Korea's destiny.返回搜狐，查看更多