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·11 November 2022

Uruguay vs South Korea: Will Son Heung-Min be available?

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South Korea go into this year’s World Cup holding their breath over the fitness of star man Son Heung-Min but will he be fit to play against Uruguay?

The Tottenham Hotspur attacker is a hugely talented footballer who carries his country’s hopes on his shoulders.


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However, he sustained a horror injury in Spurs’ Champions League win over Marseille, fracturing his eye socket in four places.

Son required surgery to fix the issue and has not played for Tottenham since the injury.

The 30-year-old has been around the block with South Korea and has won a total of 105 caps for his country, scoring 35 goals, per Transfermarkt, and he has experience of playing at the very highest level.

Son played in all three games for South Korea at the 2014 World Cup, when they drew with Russia and lost to both Algeria and Belgium.

And he shattered German dreams in 2018 when South Korea beat them 2-0 to eliminate them from the tournament at the group stages; he also scored in the 2-1 defeat to Mexico.

But will he be available for the 2022 World Cup?

Will Son Heung-Min be available against Uruguay?

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The answer to this, in short, is yes.

Son allayed fears around his injury with a statement that confirmed that he would be playing at the World Cup.

He wrote on Instagram: “Hi everyone, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for the messages of support I have received over the last week. I have read so many of them and truly, truly appreciate you all. In a tough time, I receive a lot of strength from you!”

“Playing for your country at the World Cup is the dream of so many children growing up, just as it was one of mine too. I won’t miss this for the world. I can’t wait to represent our beautiful country, see you soon.”

That is a huge boost to South Korea’s hopes of coming through the group stages. They face Uruguay in their opening game and also play Ghana and Portugal.

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