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Competing for his country in an Under-23 side at the multi-sport event in the football discipline, Yang - who is spending the season on loan at Belgian side KVC Westerlo - played the first 54 minutes of the victory at the Mizuho Rugby field in Nagoya, Japan.
The win over Saudi Arabia saw South Korea finish the group stage with a 100-per-cent record having defeated Qatar 4-1 in their Group D opener last Tuesday - Yang played 18 minutes that day.
The winger and his nation will now face Vietnam in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Held every four years, the legendary Heung-Min Son previously helped Korea to the gold medal at the 2018 edition of the event.
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