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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. Ted Simmons . -- Jae Yeong Hwang came through when his team needed him on Wednesday. Hwangs go-ahead solo homer in the sixth led South Korea past Japan 4-2 in the Little League World Series. South Korea advanced to the International Championship game. Japan will face Mexico on Thursday to determine South Koreas opponent on Saturday. "For a long time, we have been educated that when we play Japan, it will be a big rivalry," Hwang said. Entering the sixth inning, South Korea and Japan were tied at 2-2. Both teams scored twice in the third inning. Hwang took relief pitcher Suguru Kanamoris 1-2 pitch deep to right field, breaking the tie and giving South Korea a 3-2 lead. "I knew right away that I just did it," Hwang said regarding his go-ahead homer. Three batters later, Dong Wan Sin took Kanamoris pitch to centre for an RBI double to score Dong Hwan Ahn. Early on, both teams scored on each others ace pitchers. Japans Takuma Takahashi entered the game as one of the top pitchers in the Little League World Series. In his first start, he struck out 14 batters in Japans victory over Venezuela. "The starting pitcher was excellent," South Korea manager Jong Wook Park said. "He was better than we expected." In the second inning, South Koreas starting pitcher, Hae Chan Choi took Takahashi deep to right to give South Korea a two-run lead. Japan responded in the bottom half of the inning as Shingo Tomita drove in an RBI on a sacrifice fly. Arata Nishikawa followed, scoring on a wild pitch by Choi to tie the game. Ozzie Smith .C. - Alberta prop Andrew Tiedemann will captain Canada against Uruguay on Friday, the opening day of competition at the IRB Americas Rugby Championship. Tommy Edman .And although FIFAs investigators are preparing to release the findings of a World Cup corruption probe, Hassan Al Thawadi dismissed any chance of Qatar losing the showpiece event. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-yadier-molina-jersey-large-1091q.html . The Maple Leafs may not have had a pick until the third round, but they have made the biggest move of the second day of the Draft, dealing defenceman Carl Gunnarsson and a fourth-round pick in the draft to the St.NEW YORK -- Ron Gardenhire will be in the dugout with the AL All-Stars at his home stadium. The Minnesota manager was chosen along with Clevelands Terry Francona as coaches to join AL manager John Farrell of Boston in the July 15 All-Star game at Target Field. For the NL, manager Mike Matheny of St. Louis chose Clint Hurddle of Pittsburgh and Fredi Gonzalez of Atlanta as his coaching staff. Austin Gomber. Francona has himself managed the AL team before -- in 2005 and 2008. In that second one, Farrell served as his pitching coach for the game. Gardenhire, who has managed the Twins since 2002, has been an AL coach in 2003 and 2007. ' ' '