South Korea captain Son Heung-min is going to have surgery on Face injurywhich jeopardizes its availability for world Cup in Qatar.
Son, one of Asian footballmost popular playersHelped off field through first half of Tottenham Champions League match in Marseille on Tuesday after taking the shoulder to face.
Tottenham on He said Wednesday that Son will undergo surgery “to fix a fracture around him.” left eye.”
Premier League club didn’t say how Long expect his son to be sidelined.
“After surgery” team He said, “The son will start rehab with Our medical staff and we will do it update supporters as well in right on time. “
The injurywho controls the sports news in South Korea, is a blow to the country’s chances of success The tenth consecutive World Cup appearance. son is team’s captaintop scorer and star player. National team coach Paulo Pinto is set to announce to him roster on November 12.
“Whether Son can participate or not in The World Cup will be judged after verification results of The Korean Football Association said in Thursday statement. We will continue to cooperate with medical spurs team. “
The World Cup starts November 20, South Korea one of The last teams to me play that it first group game – against Uruguay on November 24. Portugal and Ghana also in group H.
Tottenham has games against Liverpool and Leeds before the Premier League stops for world Cup.
