Members of the South Korean men’s national football team prepare for a training session at Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium in Kuwait City on Nov. 11, 2024, ahead of a World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait. (Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, Nov.
12 (Korea Bizwire) — With their longtime captain Son Heung-min back from injury, South Korea will chase their fourth consecutive victory in the ongoing World Cup qualification tournament this week against Kuwait. South Korea, world No. 22, will visit 135th-ranked Kuwait at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City at 5 p.
m. Thursday local time, or 11 p.m.
the same night in Seoul. It will be the fifth Group B match for both nations in the third round of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. South Korea are leading the group with 10 points from three wins and a draw, while Kuwait are in fifth place among six countries with three points on three draws and a loss.
South Korea opened the third round with a goalless draw against Palestine in Seoul on Sept. 5 but have since defeated Oman, Jordan and Iraq in succession by a combined score of 8-3. The last two of those wins came in October without the services of Son, captain for both South Korea and Tottenham Hotspur.
The 32-year-old was initially called up to the national team but was dropped because of a hamstring injury. Son suffered the injury during a UEFA Europa League match on Sept. 26.
He returned to action on Oct. 19 in a Premier League tilt against West H.
