November 28, 2022 World Cup news and highlights

By Aditi Sangal, Amy Woodyatt, Patrick Sung, Alasdair Howorth and Mike Hayes, CNN

Updated 5:01 p.m. ET, November 28, 2022
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9:42 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

GOAL! Ghana replies to make it 3-2

Mohammed Kudus, bottom left, scores Ghana's third goal against South Korea.
Mohammed Kudus, bottom left, scores Ghana's third goal against South Korea. (Matthew Childs/Reuters)

The drama never ends!

Just as South Korea looked like it was running away with the game, Ghana is back in front! Mohammed Kudus grabs his second of the match as the Black Stars hit back.

It's a marauding run from left-back Gideon Mensah who crosses low. Iñaki Williams takes a swing but misses the ball which rolls to Kudus who buries it.

9:39 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

GOAL! South Korea equalizes!

South Korea's Cho Gue-sung scores his team's second against Ghana on Monday.
South Korea's Cho Gue-sung scores his team's second against Ghana on Monday. (Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

What a game!

South Korea is back in it and it is a carbon copy of the first. This time, Kim Jin-su gets to the byline and floats in a cross and Cho rises highest again to power it home.

Korea is flying!

9:20 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

GOAL! South Korea pulls it back to 2-1

South Korea is back in it!

This game is all about crossing and now Korea is in on the action. Substitute Lee Kang-in puts in a terrific cross from the wing and center forward Cho Gue-sung heads it home.

Game on!

9:05 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

And we're back underway as South Korea looks to come back against Ghana

South Korea's Kim Young-gwon heads the ball during the match against Ghana on Monday.
South Korea's Kim Young-gwon heads the ball during the match against Ghana on Monday. (Ricardo Mazalan/AP)

Ghana kicks off the second half with a two-goal lead.

We've already seen Cameroon come back from a two-goal deficit. Can South Korea replicate those heroics?

Let's find out!

8:56 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez sends warning to Lionel Messi: "He better pray to God that I don’t find him"

From CNN's Matias Grez

Mexican boxer Saul 'Canelo' Álvarez has sent a warning to Lionel Messi, who he accused of disrespecting Mexico.

"Did you see Messi cleaning the floor with our shirt and flag????" Álvarez tweeted, apparently referencing a video in which Messi appears to kick a Mexico shirt that is on the floor during Argentina’s celebrations in the changing room.

There is no indication that Messi kicked the shirt intentionally, instead appearing to do it accidentally as he took off his football boots.

"He better pray to God that I don’t find him!!" Álvarez added in another tweet, with a series of angry emojis. "Just like I respect Argentina, he has to respect Mexico! I’m not talking about the country as a whole, just about the bulls**t that Messi pulled."

Argentina beat Mexico 2-0 on Saturday in a tense game in Group C at the Qatar World Cup. Messi scored the opening goal, before Enzo Fernández sealed the win late on to keep Argentina’s World Cup dream alive following its stunning opening round defeat to Saudi Arabia.

Álvarez, who is widely considered one of the best pound-for-pound boxers ever after winning world championships in four weight classes, added in one reply to a journalist: "It’s one thing them being better than us (in football), it’s another thing to have respect."

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8:50 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

Half-time! Ghana leads South Korea 2-0 at the break

After struggling in the opening phase, Ghana has taken command of this game.

Mohammed Salisu opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a sharp finish following a free kick that Korea did not deal with.

Golden boy Mohammed Kudus doubled the lead 10 minutes later with a glancing header from a Jordan Ayew cross.

South Korea has to change things up if it wants to keep its World Cup hopes alive.

8:43 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

Parents of World Cup rioters liable for damaged infrastructure, says Brussels mayor

From CNN's Sammy Mngqosini

The office of Brussels mayor Philippe Close confirmed to CNN on Monday that the parents of young World Cup rioters will be held liable for damaged infrastructure after Morocco’s win over Belgium sparked riots in the city on Sunday.

"The situation is back to normal now. We hold the parents of the young rioters accountable for what happened, they will get the bill of the destroyed infrastructure," Close said via a statement sent from his press office.

Some background: Belgian police detained dozens of people on Sunday after Morocco’s 2-0 World Cup win over Belgium triggered riots in Brussels.

According to Reuters, several riots took place across the Belgian capital where dozens of soccer fans, some draped in Moroccan flags, clashed with riot police, setting a car on fire as well as electric scooters.

8:43 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

GOAL! Ghana makes it 2-0!

Ghana's Mohammed Kudus celebrates scoring his team's second goal against South Korea on Monday.
Ghana's Mohammed Kudus celebrates scoring his team's second goal against South Korea on Monday. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images)

Ghana has doubled its lead! South Korea is struggling to cope with Ghana's aerial threat and it is another Jordan Ayew cross, this time met by Mohammed Kudus that puts the Black Stars firmly in control of the game.

After a bright start, South Korea has seriously faded and Ghana is completely on top.

8:30 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

GOAL! Ghana takes a 1-0 lead!

Mohammed Salisu scores off the free kick from Jordan Ayew.
Mohammed Salisu scores off the free kick from Jordan Ayew. (David Ramos/FIFA/Getty Images)

Against the run of play, Ghana has taken the lead!

They've hardly been able to get out of their own half so far, but it is the Ghanaians that take the lead. Jordan Ayew's free kick is whipped in and isn't cleared before Mohammed Salisu turns the ball in from six yards.