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Dan Kilpatrick

Heung-min Son ‘knows risks’ of playing after facial injury, says South Korea boss ahead of World Cup kick-off

Heung-min Son is aware of the risks of playing for South Korea against Uruguay shortly after undergoing facial surgery, according to their head coach, Paulo Bento.

Son is set to start his country’s opening World Cup match wearing a protective mask, following surgery to stabilise a fracture around his eye, an injury which ruled him out of Tottenham’s final three games before the tournament break.

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