The South Americans scored two goals in the last minute to come from behind and claim a 2-1 victory.

Ranked third in the world, Argentina had earlier topped Group 2 with nine points after wins against Spain, Russia and Turkey.

Spain took third place after beating China 1-0 in the bronze medal match, while Japan overcame Turkey in the fifth-place play-off, and Russia got the better of hosts South Korea to secure seventh spot.

As for the final of the partially sighted football competition, Ukraine came out 3-1 winners against Spain.

The Eastern Europeans previously topped the five-team group, winning all four of their games, including a 2-0 success against their fellow finalists.

Italy secured the bronze medal with a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Japan, while hosts South Korea finished in fifth position.

Meanwhile in the men’s goalball competition, Czech Republic continued their domination of Pool A after claiming wins against Spain, 9-4, and Turkey, 8-5.

Turkey had earlier beaten Sweden 3-2, while Mexico lost to hosts South Korea, 7-4, and first-time winners Egypt, 9-7.

Pool B saw Lithuania cruise to an easy 11-4 win against Japan, before narrowly overcoming a determined Belgian team 6-5.  

Japan bounced back from defeat with a 10-0 win against Venezuela, who also lost 13-3 to China, while Iran triumphed 6-2 against Canada.

On the women’s side, China kept their campaign on track in Pool X by convincingly beating Spain, 11-2, and Denmark, 11-1, while Israel prevailed 5-1 winners against Finland.

Japan and Britain couldn't be separated in their fight for a quarter-final spot in Pool Y, drawing 1-1, and there was also deadlock between Algeria and South Korea as a 5-5 scoreline ensured that no teams on that side of the draw would end the tournament on zero points.

There were mixed fortunes for Canada, winning 3-2 against Sweden before losing 4-2 to Australia, while Japan went on to lose 3-2 against Germany, and Britain overcame Algeria 3-1.


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