Son Heung-min braces in friendly as South Korea name World Cup squad

PROVO, United States — South Korean captain Son Heung-min arrived in World Cup training camp in Utah this month without a goal for Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) in the current Major League Soccer season, having recorded nine assists in 13 matches. Amid persistent whispers that he had lost a step at age 33, Son claimed earlier in camp that he wasn't worried about the state of his game. Son, who did have a couple of goals from the Concacaf Champions Cup earlier in the year, even joked that he was saving goals for the World Cup. Son didn't even wait until the tournament to return to his scoring ways. Son grabbed a brace to lift South Korea past Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 in their pre-World Cup friendly match Saturday at BYU South Field in Provo, Utah. Despite having the ball the majority of the time, South Korea continued to be frustrated by their opposing defense. Son finally gave his team the lead in the 40th minute, deftly redirecting home a cross from Kim Moon-hwan. Kim was wide open on the right side of the box when he rolled the ball toward the goalmouth. Son quickly got to his spot

HERRIMAN, United States — Gearing up for his fourth FIFA World Cup this summer, South Korea captain Son Heung-min is closing in on a record in a career full of many. Son has netted three goals so far in his World Cup career, tied with retired stars Ahn Jung-hwan and Park Ji-sung for the most by a South Korean player. Son had a goal in his World Cup debut in Brazil in 2014 and had two more four years later in Russia. One more goal will make Son, 33, the best South Korean goal scorer in World Cup history, but the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) star insisted Tuesday he wasn't paying much mind to his individual stats. "Obviously, it's impossible not to be hearing about these records. People have been telling me about them, and fans have taken great interest in them," Son told reporters at Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman, in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, the site of the national team training camp. "But I've just not been thinking too much about them. If I put the team above all else and worry about how I can best help the team first, then goals will naturally follow. That

Whenever he thinks about playing at a FIFA World Cup, Son Heung-min becomes a kid again — a boy that once dreamed of representing South Korea at football's biggest tournament. Now 33, Son will lead South Korea at his fourth career World Cup next month in Mexico. He was named to head coach Hong Myung-bo's 26-man squad in Seoul last Saturday and was introduced as captain. Son doesn't know if it will be his World Cup swan song, but he does know he will enjoy the experience. "It doesn't matter how many World Cups you've played. It's like a dream. I feel like I am a little child looking forward to representing this amazing country," Son told reporters in English in a media availability for Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday (local time), two days before facing Seattle Sounders. It will be Son's final Major League Soccer (MLS) match before joining the South Korean national team in their training camp in Salt Lake City. "It takes a lot of responsibility, but it's a huge honor for me," Son continued. "I just want to have fun and make this tournament like a

Captain Son will turn 34 in July and he is now playing for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer, having left Tottenham Hotspur and the English Premier League a year ago. The post Son Heung-min to lead South Korea squad at his fourth World Cup appeared first on Vanguard News.

Son Heung-min leads the 26-man South Korea World Cup squad, featuring stars Kim Min-jae, Lee Kang-in, and Hwang Hee-chan. See the full team list. Read More: https://punchng.com/son-heung-min-to-lead-south-korea-squad-at-his-fourth-world-cup/

SEOUL, South Korea —Son Heung-min was named in South Korea’s squad on Saturday for his fourth World Cup. Captain Son will turn 34 in July and he is now playing for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer, having left Tottenham Hotspur and the English Premier League a year ago. He heads an experienced Korean squad that also features Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Lee Kang-in, Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae and Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Hwang Hee-chan. READ: WATCH: Shakira, Burna Boy release 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem, ‘Dai Dai’ South Korea have been drawn in Group A with co-hosts Mexico, the […]...Keep on reading: Son Heung-min to lead South Korea squad at his fourth World Cup