Sweden beat South Korea 1-0 with VAR penalty at the World Cup

Video Assistant Referee helped identify a penalty

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Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia: Sweden beat South Korea 1-0 in both countries' first match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia thanks to a penalty from captain Andreas Granqvist that was awarded thanks to Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

Kim Min-woo brought down Viktor Claesson in a clumsy challenge and the referee ran to the sidelines to view video of the incident before pointing to the spot. 

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