Son Heung-min, the ‘big man’ player, smiles and embraces the Chinese players who beat him

As expected, Son Heung-min was a big man. I forgot when the game was over. Son Heung-min smiled and hugged the Chinese players, even though he was a player who hit him during the game and injured him in the previous game.

The men’s national soccer team, led by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, won 3-0 at 9 p.m. on the 21st (Korea Standard Time) at the Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, with two goals and one assist from “captain” Son Heung-min in the second round of the 2026 North-China World Cup Asian qualifying round.

South Korea, which won 5-0 at home against Singapore in the first round on the 16th, also won against China, continuing its second consecutive World Cup qualifying round. 안전놀이터

In the 8th minute of the first half, Hwang Hee-chan came in from the left to the center and passed to Cho Kyu-sung just outside the box. Cho Kyu-sung tried to shoot with his turning left foot, but he got tangled with the goalkeeper and defense, and at this time, a penalty was declared by hanging Hwang Hee-chan, who had just stretched out his foot to force out the ball in a situation where China’s defense system fell.

Son Heung-min stepped up as a penalty kicker and kicked it low on the left with his right foot to take the first goal in the 11th minute of the first half. In the 45th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min flew up from the near post with Lee Kang-in’s left-footed corner kick from the right to make an additional header.

In the 42nd minute of the second half, South Korea won 3-0, with Jung Seung-hyun scoring a header from a free kick raised by Son Heung-min.

Chinese players played intensive defense and rough defense against Son Heung-min, who showed the best performance on the day. I was worried that I might get injured throughout the game.

There were some players who had bad relationships. In the match against China in the 2019 Asian Cup finals, Son Heung-min was almost hit and injured by China’s current captain, Zhang Linfen.

Nevertheless, after the match, Son Heung-min didn’t forget to give his Chinese players a big smile and hug. He also smiled, talked to Zhang Linfen, hugged her, and visited other Chinese players one by one, hugging them, showing their dignity as the captain of the Korean national team.