Hong Myung-bo's departure on the 7th... Son Heung-min, a 'one goal, two assists, troubleshooter against Oman,' will play across the A-match in October → Dedicated to recovery to take two steps forward
Hong Myung-bo's departure on the 7th... Son Heung-min, a 'one goal, two assists, troubleshooter against Oman,' will play across the A-match in October → Dedicated to recovery to take two steps forward
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Son Heung-min (32), who has not played in Tottenham's second consecutive game due to a hamstring injury, will also skip the October A match.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) officially announced on the 4th, "We decided to exclude Son from the call-up in October to protect the player because we judged that he needed a rest due to Son Heung-min's left thigh injury."토토사이트
KFA added, "We will replace Hong Hyun-seok (25) who plays with Lee Jae-sung (32) in FSV Mainz 05."
Hong Myung-bo will play away against Jordan at 11 p.m. on the 10th in Korean time in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifying round.
The team will play its fourth home game against Iraq at the Mir Stadium in Yongin on the 15th.
Coach Hong Myung-bo will play these two games without 'captain' Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min started against Karabakh FK (Azerbaijan) in the first round of the 2024-2025 Europa League phase at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 27th of last month and collapsed in the 26th minute of the second half.
He sent a replacement sign directly to the bench and was replaced by Timo Werner to prevent injury.
In the aftermath of the injury, Son Heung-min was excluded from the list of English Premier League (EPL) games against Manchester United on the 30th, and failed to play an away match against Ferencvaros on the 4th of this month.
"I communicated with him in person, and he said 'he is improving.' Son may want to play even if he has difficulties. That is what he has shown so far. I will continue to see if he can play in the remaining time," Hong said on Wednesday.
At the same time, Hong said, "I don't want to make players suffer due to excessive force. Plan B has been prepared against any chance (that I will be in a state to play)."
Coach Hong Myung-bo finally decided not to call Son Heung-min.
Son led Korea to a 3-1 victory in away matches in Oman last month by scoring one goal and two assists. As a result, his absence in October's A-match will deal a blow to the national team.
Son Heung-min has time to focus on his recovery by watching Tottenham's national team match outside the ground.
The player who was selected for Coach Hong Myung-bo's Plan B is Hong Hyun-seok, a "middle-won multi-resource."
Hong Myung-bo will convene at Incheon International Airport on the night of the 6th and leave for Jordan early on the 7th. Overseas players such as Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) and Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City) will join the team from Jordan.