Son Heung-min looks like he is a boy once more as he prepares for his fourth World Cup match as a member of the Korean nationwide crew.
South Korea will start their Group A match towards the Czech Republic on June 11, which would be the second match of the match after co-host Mexico confronted South Africa within the opening match.
This might be South Korea’s twelfth World Cup look, probably the most of any Asian nation.
That is additionally the eleventh consecutive last look since 1986. Solely Brazil (23), Germany (19), Argentina (14) and Spain (13) have had longer consecutive appearances.
Son has been instantly concerned in 4 of the final 10 World Cup targets, scoring three targets and offering one help. He additionally recorded probably the most purpose involvements (14-10 targets + 4 assists) for the South Korean nationwide crew in the course of the 2026 qualifying marketing campaign.
“I am very completely satisfied to be again on the World Cup pitch. It has been my dream since I used to be a toddler,” Son stated at Wednesday’s pre-match press convention.
βWhether or not it is my first World Cup or my fourth World Cup, I really feel like a boy once more. That is the stage of my goals.
Our World Cup has lastly begun, and our first problem for victory
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“It is not one thing that may be expressed in a single phrase. Whether or not it is your first, fourth or sixth World Cup, it’s a must to strategy the World Cup with the identical feeling.
“The environment has been tremendous from the start. Each time I see my teammates working onerous for the crew and for Korea, generally I even need to calm them down.”
“We’re very ready and we hope for a great consequence, as a result of I’m positive they (teammates) deserve it.”
This would be the first match between South Korea and the Czech Republic on the World Cup. The previous three matches have all been pleasant matches, with one win and one draw every.
The newest match was 10 years in the past in June 2016, when South Korea gained 2-1 in Prague.
South Korea was the one undefeated crew within the AFC qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, successful 11 and drawing 5 of their 16 matches.
