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Three weeks before the Qatar World Cup, soccer team captain Son Heung-min is on the operating table.



During the match, he collided with an opponent and was diagnosed with a facial fracture. Reporter Lee Jeong-chan pointed out how long it would take to recover and whether he could participate in the World Cup.



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Tottenham club announced on their website, "Heung-min Son, who collapsed from an injury yesterday (the 2nd) is undergoing surgery for a fracture around his left eye."



Surgical surgery around the eye shows a big difference in recovery speed depending on the area and severity of the injury. In the case of a fracture of the 'orbit' that surrounds the eye, the diagnosis is usually given within 6 weeks, so it is realistically difficult to participate in the World Cup which is 3 weeks away.



[Kim Na-min / Former doctor of the soccer team: (If it is an orbital fracture), it means that a fracture has come, and the bruises around the eyes are also very severe, so it seems that you need to rest for about 6 weeks.]



But Heung-min Son with the team medical staff Rehabilitation is a positive sign.



It can be seen as an expression of the team's will to utilize Son Heung-min somehow within the remaining three games just before the World Cup.



Also, as Son Heung-min has undergone surgery and rehabilitation in Korea when he was seriously injured in the past, it is hopeful that he will be rehabilitated at the club.



[Kim Kwon-il / Director of Yebit Eye Clinic: If it was an award that had to open up the face, of course, I would have chosen to go to Korea.

It's hard to say precisely, but it's not a 'orbital' injury, but the 'facial' side fracture, wouldn't it be about the edge of the injury?]



The case of Belgian national team ace De Bruyne, who returned after 18 days of surgery after injuring a similar area to Son Heung-min .

It is attracting attention.



Debra Wiener returned to the European Championships without a mask after undergoing surgery for a broken bone around his eye in last year's Champions League final, scoring a goal right away.



Son Heung-min is scheduled to be on the operating table as soon as the swelling subsides, but the Football Association said, "We are continuously cooperating with Tottenham Hotspur."



(Video coverage: Lee Byung-joo, video editing: Oh Young-taek, CG: Kim Hong-sik)