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Son: I won’t miss Qatar World Cup

Tottenham forward, Heung-Min Son, says he is fit for the Qatar World Cup with South Korea after undergoing surgery on a fracture around his eye.

Son made this known via a post on his Instagram page on Wednesday.

He wrote: “Hi everyone. I just wanted to take a moment to say 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 received 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.”

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Son’s injury had raised fears in South Korea that their star player could miss the tournament in Qatar, their 11th appearance at the World Cup.

The Tottenham forward thrived in South Korea’s convincing qualifying campaign as they won seven and lost only one of their 10 matches, finishing second behind Iran.

Son scored 23 goals last season to become the first Asian player to win the Premier League Golden Boot which he shared with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.

South Korea will play Uruguay on November 24, Ghana on November 28, and later play Portugal on December 2.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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