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It was ‘captain’ Son Heung-min who saved the team in crisis. The South Korean national football team..

It was ‘captain’ Son Heung-min who saved the team in crisis.

The South Korea national football team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play Palestine at the Amman International Stadium in Jordan on the 19th (Korea time) in Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North China World Cup.

On the day, South Korea played a 4-2-3-1 formation. Oh Se-hoon, Son Heung-min, Lee Jae-sung, Lee Kang-in, Park Yong-woo, Hwang In-beom, Lee Myung-jae, Kim Min-jae, Cho Yoo-min, Seol Young-woo and Cho Hyun-woo joined in. Coach Hong Myung-bo again fielded the starting lineup against Kuwait in Game 5 on the 14th.

Photo = Courtesy of Yonhap News
Photo = Courtesy of Yonhap News
It was ‘captain’ Son Heung-min who saved the team in crisis. The South Korean national football team..
Photo = Courtesy of Yonhap News

It was an unexpected trend. In the 12th minute of the first half, Kim Min-jae’s back pass flowed short as he cut and blocked the opponent’s attack, allowing the opponent’s attacker to score the first goal.

With the score tied at 0-1, South Korea quickly tied the match. In the 16th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min grabbed the ball through Lee Myung-jae and Lee Jae-sung on the left side. Son Heung-min made it 1-1 by shaking the net with a calm shot from inside the penalty area after perfectly breaking down the Palestinian defense.

As a result, Son Heung-min scored two consecutive goals after the last match against Kuwait, surpassing Hwang Sun-hong with his 51st A-match goal and finishing alone in second place with the most goals.

In addition, he scored his 10th goal this year, breaking the record for most goals scored (9 goals) by an individual in an A-match season.

(Kim Young Hoon, MK sports reporter)

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