But the team finally couldn't counter the damage from its 0-2 defeat by the Republic of Korea during the first group match -- a loss that made qualification for the second round a Herculean task, despite a subsequent win against Nigeria.
Ipak, momčad nije mogla sanirati štetu nanesenu porazom 0:2 od Republike Koreje u svojem prvom nastupu u skupini - to je kvalifikaciju u drugi krug učinilo herkulskim podvigom, unatoč činjenici da su u sljedećoj utakmici porazili Nigeriju.