China News Service, November 3. According to the official news of the Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Club, South Korean star Son Heung-min will undergo surgery to fix the fracture around his left eye, and he will undergo rehabilitation with the club's medical team after surgery.
In this regard, Yonhap News Agency said in a report, "The Korean men's football team suffered a thunderbolt from Son Heung-min's injury 17 days before the opening of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar."
Son Heung-min was injured in the Champions League group stage match between Tottenham and Marseille. He hit an opponent's shoulder while fighting for a header and was immediately substituted.
Screenshot of Tottenham Club's official website
Yonhap News Agency believes that South Korean football scorer Wang Hezhu will undergo surgery at a time point less than three weeks before the World Cup kicks off.
"Tottenham did not say how long it will take for Son Heung-min to return from injury, but even if Son Heung-min is in the final list of the World Cup, it is difficult to say whether it will be useful."
Son Heung-min, who participated in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2018 World Cup in Russia, won the Premier League Golden Boot with 23 goals last season.
In the just-announced annual Golden Globe Awards, Son Heung-min ranked 11th, setting a new record for the highest ranking of Asian players.
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