Tottenham Hotspur shed light on Son Heung-min’s performance through his official account.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by interim coach Hwang Sun-hong, beat Thailand 3-0 in the fourth round of Group C in the second preliminary round of the 2026 FIFA North-Central America World Cup held at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand at 9:30 p.m. on the 26th (Korea time). It was a disappointing 1-1 draw in the last home game, but the team was able to have a satisfactory A-match schedule by winning a pleasant victory on the road.
Since the draw in the last match, coach Hwang Sun-hong has made changes to the lineup. Cho Kyu-sung, Kim Moon-hwan and Lee Kang-in were added, excluding Joo Min-kyu, Seol Young-woo and Jung Woo-young, who started the last match. The combination of Lee Kang-in and Cho Kyu-sung, who boast good chemistry from the World Cup in Qatar, was expected once again.
As it was an away game, it was not a 100% satisfactory performance. As in the first leg, Thailand took active pressure from the beginning of the first half and led to the mistakes of the national team. This led to several crises of loss, but thanks to Cho Hyun-woo’s good defense, the score was not allowed.
The frustrating attack has been relieved to some extent. In the 19th minute of the first half, a joint movement between Lee Kang-in and Cho Kyu-sung took the opportunity and even led to Lee Jae-sung’s score. In the second half, everyone wanted a scene. In the 8th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in connected a pass to Son Heung-min in the midfield, and Son Heung-min scored an additional goal by trying a strong shot after putting aside the defense in the box. Lee Kang-in, who recorded an assist, ran straight to Son Heung-min, and the two players perfectly ended the controversy through a hug. The national team, which won the match, completed a 3-0 score with Park Jin-seop’s score in the 37th minute of the second half.
“Captain” Son Heung-min led the national team by playing full-time in this match as well. He even scored a goal in his 125th A-match appearance, spearheading his team to victory 고소득알바.
His performance was also highlighted by Tottenham, his team. Tottenham posted a whopping five posts of Son Heung-min’s “match with Thailand” on its official account. It started with a photo of him warming up, scoring a goal, and even a scene of him hugging Lee Kang-in. A photo of him celebrating with his teammates read, “Korea beat Thailand 3-0 in the World Cup qualifying round thanks to Son’s goal,” while highlighting his performance, “He even scored his 125th game as a member of the Korean national team.”