Son Heung-min, the 'captain' who is sincere about the 'home country' national flag, not joining the local community..."The World Cup is next to the winner." The reason why Hong Myung-bo is with us from his first start

Son Heung-min, the 'captain' who is sincere about the 'home country' national flag, not joining the local community..."The World Cup is next to the winner." The reason why Hong Myung-bo is with us from his first start

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This is the journey of "away → home." He could have headed to the Middle East while in England. However, he made the decision to return to his home country. Captain Son Heung-min (33) of Tottenham Hotspur, who is more sincere about the national flag, will join the team from the start of the national team.

The Korean team, which is seeking to advance to World Cup finals for 11 consecutive times, will play its ninth Group B match against Iraq in Basra, Iraq, on June 6 (Korea time) in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. It will then return to Korea and have its final match against Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium on June 10. In the third qualifying round, the top and second-ranked players in each group will win the ticket to directly advance to World Cup finals. Team Korea, which is ranking first in Group B, secures at least the second-ranked team in its group if it secures at least one draw in its two matches. However, Korea must not let down its guard.

Son Heung-min shook off his "no-contents" in the 2024-2025 season, which recently ended. As he became the top of the Europa League, he kissed the trophy for the first time in 15 years since his debut as a professional player in 2010. His innocence was different, too. Due to Tottenham's long "trophy drought," even Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) left the club to win the title. Among the starting players, Son Heung-min was the only one who stayed. "I stayed at Tottenham because I wanted to do things that others could not do," he said, responding with "winning fruit."

Son ended the season with the final match of the English Premier League against Brighton on Sunday. Team Hong Myung-bo will fly to Iraq on June 2 by chartered plane. Instead of joining the team there, Son will return to Korea on June 27 for the entire journey. After winning the Europa League, he has been in tune with the Republic of Korea. He did not overdo it because he could suffer from incomplete foot injury. Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou also gave consideration.

When asked about his next goal after the Europa League final against Manchester United on Tuesday, Son said, "Of course, the most important thing is for the national team to participate in the World Cup. My goal is to always improve and make efforts with the team. I will try to become a player who always fights against difficult paths." Even after the final match against Brighton, Son stressed that he has to prepare himself well because he has the biggest homework for the national team.

Son's return to Korea was also a hot topic of conversation. It was truly a "golden welcome." As soon as Son showed up at the arrival hall, many fans greeted him with cheers and applause. He also performed a "champion ceremony" with a big smile on his neck with the gold medal around him due to the enthusiastic request from fans. Team A coach Hong Myung-bo also said Son Heung-min is a "man of a thousand troops." Since the European leagues have held two A matches consecutively since the end of the season, there have been a flurry of variables. Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), the "nuclear of defense," failed to call up again in March due to his injury. As the season ended early in May, Um Ji-sung (Swansea City), Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City) and Yang Min-hyuk (QPR) were not called up for the English 스포츠토토 Championship due to sensory issues in matches. Bae Jun-ho, who was born in 2003, made the U-22 national team roster. "I decided to call up the team as I was informed that there was no big problem in playing in the match. We will allow him to move considering the circumstances and conditions of the match," said Hong, who had been worried about Son's injury.