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Sam Hill

Why Son Heung-min didn't celebrate with teammates after South Korea World Cup equaliser vs Ghana

Tottenham star Son Heung-min did not get involved in the celebrations as South Korea equalised against Ghana at the World Cup in Qatar. The 30-year-old continues to wear a protective face mask after fracturing his eye during Spurs' UEFA Champions League win against Marseille.

Son's form has not been great in the last month or two and hasn't scored for club or country since his double against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League back in October. The Tottenham forward was a doubt heading into the World Cup after sustaining an eye injury just weeks before the tournament in Qatar got under way.

South Korea find themselves in one of the toughest groups at the World Cup alongside Ghana, Uruguay and Portugal. After drawing 0-0 in their opening fixture of Group H, Son and his teammates were in desperate need of a win against Ghana ahead of their final match of the group stages against Portugal on Friday, December 2.

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