Anaheim, Calif. ? Team USA still has a chance in the World Baseball Classic thanks to South Korea.

Chan Ho Park and four relievers combined to pitch a six-hitter, Jong Beom Lee hit a two-run double in the eighth, and South Korea beat Japan 2-1 Wednesday night to clinch a berth in the semifinals of the inaugural WBC.

The Americans, who would have been eliminated with a low-scoring win by Japan, can wrap up the other semifinal berth in Group One with Roger Clemens on the mound by beating Mexico today.

South Korea went 3-0 in Round 2; the United States is 1-1, Japan finished 1-2, and Mexico is 0-2. The Americans beat Mexico 2-0 in the first round last week.

The semifinals will be played Saturday and the finals Monday at Petco Park in San Diego. The Dominican Republic and Cuba are the semifinalists from Group Two.

Cuba 4, Puerto Rico 3

San Juan, Puerto Rico – Cuba had two close calls go against it late in the game but still held on to advance.

Ormari Romero allowed one run in four innings for Cuba (2-1).

In the first round of the WBC, Puerto Rico beat Cuba 12-2 in a game stopped by the mercy rule after seven innings.