South Korea’s Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring his aspect’s opening purpose throughout the pleasant soccer match between South Korea and Cameroon at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photograph/Lee Jin-man)
Doha: Son Heung-min will defy a nasty facial damage to play in South Korea’s opening match on the World Cup, a former worldwide team-mate stated on Friday.
South Korea’s talisman and captain had surgical procedure after struggling a fracture round his left eye whereas taking part in for Tottenham within the Champions League earlier this month.
The 30-year-old ahead educated on Friday in a black face masks.
Son was seen readjusting the masks a number of occasions as he went via drills with the remainder of the South Korea squad in Qatar.
South Korea play their opening match in opposition to Uruguay on 24 November.
Former captain Koo Ja-cheol stated: “All people is aware of about him, he at all times performs with ardour, he’s actually a passionate man, he by no means needs to cease.
“He joined (additionally) yesterday with the crew coaching session, in fact with out heading, so I believe he’ll push himself — so far as I do know him — so I count on he’ll begin.
“When somebody has an damage like Sonny proper now, even one of many largest gamers could be scared, however it can not cease him, as I do know him.”
Midfielder Koo, who captained his nation on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, added: “After all with a masks it’s uncomfortable to play, it won’t be 100% the identical for him, however we want him to attain for us to win.”
Koo, 33, who’s in Qatar for South Korean tv, stated: “He at all times says to people who it’s an honour to play for the nation,”
“He’ll make one thing particular for Korea.”
South Korea’s different opponents in Group H are Portugal and Ghana.