<Reporter Kim Young-seong>



Son Heung-min wore a mask and played full-time just three weeks after suffering a facial injury.

The captain's fighting spirit brought the team together.

This is Reporter Kim Hyeong-yeol. 



<Reporter Kim Hyung-yeol>



Son Heung-min, wearing a black mask and standing on the stage of the 3rd World Cup, shouted “fighting” vigorously after the national anthem ended, and then



[Son Heung-min: Let’s go!]



He walked the ground without hesitation.



As the captain's armband continued to flow, he ran with the armband in his hand, showing off a splendid individual skill that lightly beat two opponents.



In the 11th minute of the second half, my soccer shoes came off and I was trampled on to the point where my socks were torn, and the back of my hand was also stepped on, complaining of great pain.



As his captain, he encouraged his teammates by clapping their hands and thumbs up, and when his concentration dropped, he used his whole body to communicate.



In the 45th minute of the second half, a mid-range shot missed the goalpost and failed to score, but Son Heung-min showed a fighting spirit to play full-time in just three weeks after a facial fracture injury.



When the final whistle blew, he hugged each of his teammates, held hands, took off his sweaty mask, and shared friendship with his opponents on the ground, such as hugging Tottenham's Bentancourt.



[Son Heung-min: I'm not the only one wearing a mask.

What.

The pain now doesn't seem to be that important to me.]



The British BBC gave Son Heung-min the highest rating and praised his fighting spirit.



[Son Heung-min: As the captain of this team, I will show you everything I have, so if you cheer me hard like now, I will do my best to repay your support.] In



response to the captain's fighting spirit, Bentoho became more united, and Son Heung-min, who led the Taegeuk Warriors by running time, raised expectations for the remaining games.



(Video coverage: Park Seung-won · Lee Byung-ju, video editing: Kim Jong-tae, CG)