Seoul: Son Heung-min has been included in Paulo Bento’s Korea Republic squad for the AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar matches against Iraq and Lebanon next month despite injury concerns for the Tottenham Hotspur striker.
Son was included in Bento’s 26-man squad for the games on September 2 and 7 respectively as the Koreans kick off the latest phase of their attempt to qualify for a 10th successive FIFA World Cup Finals in Qatar next year.
The 29-year-old was taken off with 18 minutes remaining of Tottenham’s 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, and Bento claimed he was unaware of any injury issues with the former Bayer Leverkusen man. .....
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