Son Heung-min's participation in the 2022 World Cup is up in the air at present as he waits to undergo surgery to stabilise a fracture around his left eye. Starting in Tottenham's vital Champions League match against Marseille on Tuesday evening, the attacker departed the field after only 29 minutes following an aerial collision with Chancel Mbemba.
Competing for the ball, Son received a blow to his face and he immediately went to ground. Far from steady on his feet as he made his way down the tunnel with one of the club's medical staff, Davinson Sanchez raced from the substitutes' bench to help his teammate.
Twenty-four hours on from sustaining the injury, Tottenham confirmed in a statement late on Wednesday evening that the 30-year-old will now have surgery and then commence rehabilitation with the club's medical staff.
