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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Son Heung-min is scoring the first free kick goal. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Son Heung-min scored the first free kick goal and is sharing his joy. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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Son Heung-min (33, LA FC), who set the record for the most appearances in the Korean national soccer A team, received a special gift ahead of the match against Ghana, the second A match in November.
On the 16th, Son Heung-min unveiled a pair of orange soccer shoes in the Adidas box, a global sports brand, on his personal Instagram. The box is written in large letters 'CAPTAIN SON 7' (captain Son Heung-min No. 7) and '137+ CAPS' (more than 137 appearances). Son Heung-min played in the A-match friendly match against Brazil (0-5 loss) on the 10th of last month, beating Cha Bum-keun (136 games) who played the most matches for the national team. Since then, he has played two more games, and the current A-match record is 139.
The soccer shoes also included phrases commemorating Son Heung-min's commemorative achievements. The fact that 'National Pride' (National Pride) is written next to the symbol of the Korean national flag is especially eye-catching. Son Heung-min, who is considered one of the best legends in Korean soccer history, is interpreted as 'Korean pride'.
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In addition, the three-line pattern has phrases praising Son's achievements, such as 'Son Heung-min', 'Captain Shot 7', 'More than 137 appearances', and 'Living Legend' (living legend). Son Heung-min "Thank you for such a great gift. It's definitely the best."
Adidas Korea gave Son the F50 type of soccer shoes. Wearing the F50 design identical to the soccer shoes he received as a gift, Son scored the first goal with a picturesque free kick in an A-match friendly match against Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on Sunday.
Son Heung-min's right foot shot aimed at the top left of the goal was sucked into the top corner. It is the sixth free-kick goal in two years and eight months since the match against Colombia in March 2023. It was similar to the debut goal of the free kick of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) in August against Dallas, which was selected as the "MLS Goal of the Year".
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Son Heung-min scored the first free kick goal and is sharing joy with Lee Jae-sung. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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Hong Myung-bo, who led with Son Heung-min's 54th A-match goal in the 11th minute of the second half, won 2-0 with a net goal from Cho Kyu-sung (Mit Willan) who returned from injury in the 44th minute of the second half.
Son Heung-min, who scored in three A matches, will again wear soccer boots and hunt for his 55th goal. At 8 p.m. on the 18th, he will move to the Seoul World Cup Stadium this time to aim for Ghana's goal. Son Heung-min is determined to further narrow the gap with Cha Bum-keun (58 goals, FIFA-approved 55 goals), the most goals scored in the nation's last A match this year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
