2022 World Cup: South Korea names Heung-min Son to final squad for tournament

Son Heung-min, a forward for Tottenham, has been added to South Korea’s 26-man World Cup squad after the player declared himself fit.

The squad was announced by Paulo Bento former coach of Portugal. He also stated that he is talking to Tottenham’s medical staff and doesn’t know when South Korea’s number 7 will start training.

“We are in contact with him and the Tottenham medical service. We don’t have the exact day when he can train with the team. We have to wait, we have to analyze his condition from day to day. We have time to decide. The most important thing is that he recovers as well as possible, he feels comfortable and then we will make the final decision,” Bento said.

South Korea is in Group H with Ghana, Portugal, and Uruguay.

Below is the full squad:

Goalkeepers : Kim Seung-gyu (Al-Shabab/KSA), Song Bum-keun (Jeonbuk Motors), Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan)

Defenders : Kwon Kyung-won (Gamba Osaka/JPN), Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk Motors), Kim Min-jae (Naples/ITA), Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan), Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk Motors), Kim Tae -Hwan (Ulsan), Yoon Jong-gyu (FC Seoul), Cho Yu-min (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Hong Chul (Daegu FC)

Midfielders : Kwon Chang-hoon (Gimcheon Sangmu), Na Sang-ho (FC Seoul), Paik Seung-ho (Jeonbuk Motors), Lee Kang-in (Real Mallorca/ESP) and Lee Jae-sung (Mainz/GER). Jeong Woo-yeong (Freiburg/GER), Hwang In-beom (Olympiakos/GRE), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers/England), Song Min-kyu (Jeonbuk Motors), Son Jun-ho (Shandong Taishan/ CHN), Na Sang-ho (FC Seoul)

Forwards : Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG), Cho Gue-sung (Jeonbuk Motors), Hwang Ui-jo (Olympiakos/GRE)