Son Heung-min, captain of the South Korean males’s nationwide soccer crew, prepares for a coaching session at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday. (Yonhap)
South Korean captain Son Heung-min earned his 128th worldwide cap on Thursday to seize the only possession of fourth place on the nation’s all-time record.
Son was inserted into the beginning lineup in opposition to Palestine within the international locations’ Group B match of the third spherical within the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The match was to kick off at 8 p.m. at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
Son, captain for each South Korea and the Premier League membership Tottenham Hotspur, had been tied with Lee Younger-pyo, former left again and one-time Tottenham participant.
Son is now 5 caps again of former goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae for third place. Son’s present nationwide crew head coach, Hong Myung-bo, and former striker Cha Bum-kun are tied on the prime with 136 caps every.
Amongst energetic gamers, solely Son and defender Kim Younger-gwon have collected at the very least 100 caps. Kim made the beginning lineup Thursday for his 112th cap.
Son, 32, can also be third on the South Korean objective scoring record with 48. Cha is the chief on this class with 58, and one other former striker, Hwang Solar-hong, is in second place with 50.
No different energetic participant even has 20 objectives.
