Frankfurt, June 13 (Xinhua) South Korea scored two second half goals to beat 10-man Togo 2-1 in their opening World Cup group tie Tuesday.

Substitute Ahn Jung-Hwan scored the winner in the 71st minute when he turned and fired a deflected shot into the top right-hand corner of the Togo net.

Togo, the World Cup debutants, first scored in the 31st minute through Mohammed Kader who latched on to a through ball, took it in his stride and fired a shot in, off the far post.

Striker Lee Chun-Soo hit in the equaliser in the 53rd minute by curling an exquisite free kick over the Togo wall and into the net.

Midfielder Park Ji Sung who was hauled down by Togo skipper Jean-Paul Abalo earned the free kick. The foul earned Abalo's second yellow card and he was sent off consequently.

--Xinhua