Son Heung-min broke his personal record, but he thought of his teammates first.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, drew 1-1 with Palestine in the sixth Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan on the 14th (Korea Standard Time).
The first one to go ahead was the Palestinians. Kim Min-jae’s back pass to Cho Hyun-woo was weak in the 12th minute of the first half, and Quenbar finished and cut the net. South Korea quickly tied the score. After passing through Lee Myung-jae and Lee Jae-sung in the 16th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min penetrated the goalkeeper with a right foot shot from inside the penalty box. In the end, the game ended 1-1.
On the day, Son appeared as left winger. He scored an invaluable equalizer, giving Hong one point. Besides scoring, he also threatened the Palestinian goal with his sharp attack. Furthermore, he scored a goal in this match, beating Hwang Sun-hong to become the sole second-ranked player in the number of A-match goals scored in Korea’s history.
According to Sofa Score, Son played full time, scoring one goal, 63 ball touches, 80 percent pass success rate (24 out of 30 attempts), two key passes, one cross (five attempts), four shots on goal, two blocked shots, four dribbles (10 attempts) and seven ground-contending attempts (13 attempts). The score was the highest at 8.3.
After the game, Son Heung-min said, “First of all, I’m grateful as a captain that the players have suffered throughout the year. The game was not easy, and I want to applaud Palestine. I think there was something we had to learn from watching him work hard in a difficult situation. I’m sorry that I didn’t win, but I hope I can prepare well and see you with good results next year.” 바카라사이트
Following Hong Myung-bo’s first game, they drew again this time. “I think we made the game difficult. The game went difficult by mistake. I think we showed good performance as we scored an equalizer to rebound after losing a point. It’s a shame that we could have won if we had connected the chance to a goal,” he said.
After this match, the A-match in 2024 ended. Son Heung-min said, “I was busy and there were many matches. A lot of things happened starting with the Asian Cup. As a result, I’m sorry that I always showed a lack of performance by 2-3%. I hope we can unite next year to make a special year.”