As South Korea mounted a rare attack, the official stopped play and made his way to the replays where it became clear Sweden's Viktor Claesson was hacked down.

Boss Janne Andersson could barely watch as his veteran central defender took charge of penalty duties before coolly slotting the ball to the keeper's left.

With the impressive Mexico and Germany vying for qualification out of Group F, both sides couldn't afford to lose their opening fixture.

South Korea had Tottenham's 18-goal forward Son Heung-Min as their main danger but he made little impact in front of goal.