South Korea Leave Son on the Bench, South Africa Have to Revamp Midfield
Hong Myung-bo chose Oh Hyeon-gyu up front after Son Heung-min failed to score in Korea’s first two group matches.
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Fifa World Cup: Son Heung-min axed as South Korea’s campaign hits new low
South Korea’s crumbling World Cup campaign has been left dangling by a thread following an insipid 1-0 defeat by deserving South Africa, on a night when Hong Myung-bo excluded Son Heung-min from his starting line-up. It had appeared that Hong’s team were limping towards a last-32 meeting with Canada in Los Angeles, home to more than 300,000 Koreans, when they survived multiple South African opportunities to remain deadlocked beyond the hour mark…
South Korea leave Son on the bench, South Africa have to revamp midfield
MONTERREY, Mexico June 24 - South Korea have left talisman Son Heung-min on the bench, while South Africa coach Hugo Broos has had to replace the suspended Teboho Mokoena and Themba Zwane for the Group A clash. • South Korea leave out Son and bring in Oh Hyeon-Gyu, who replaced him in the defeat by Mexic
South Korea lose 1-0 to South Africa and now sweat on wildcard — Son benching draws immediate backlash
South Korea suffered a 1-0 defeat to South Africa in Monterrey on Wednesday, with Thapelo Maseko's 63rd-minute goal leaving the Taegeuk Warriors in third place in Group A on three points and facing an anxious wait to see if they qualify as one of the eight best third-place finishers in the expanded 48-team World Cup format.
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