Son Heung-min: I am very happy to end the World Cup with a big victory, and the fans who support me have waited for the trophy for too long

 12:51am, 11 June 2025

Kuwait 4-0 in the World Cup qualifiers, South Korea's captain Son Heung-min said that in order to greet the fans, he chose to play with injuries.

This is Son Heung-min's 134th time in the national team's A-level competition, surpassing Lee Yunzai (133 games) and rising to the third place in the history of the Korean team. Currently, he is only two games away from former head coach Che Bang Geun and current South Korean coach Hong Mingfu (both 136 games).

Sun Heung-min: "Thank you very much for your coach to protect me during this training camp. Although I haven't fully returned to my best form, I want to say hello to the football fans. Sometimes I will barely play myself, and today's game is like this."

"Now that the season is over, I will have a good rest so that I can appear in front of everyone again in a healthy state. Thank you for your concern. We ended the World Cup qualifiers with a big victory, and the players are very proud."

"For Tottenham fans, they may feel that this game The season was a bit unsatisfactory, but I think it was a special season. I am really sorry because it took me so long to dedicate my dream trophy to those who support me. I will continue my career with this feeling. This is not the end."

"I hope that in my career, I can show more happiness, fun, and smile, and even occasionally crying. "He also hopes that fans can give encouragement so that he can end his football career happily and promise that he will work harder.