Korea captain Son Heung-min calls for fearless approach vs. Brazil

Published date30 May 2022
Publication titleThe Korea Times

Taking on Brazil, the world No. 1 in men's football and among the title favorites at this year's FIFA World Cup, is certainly a daunting task for Korea.

But their captain and Premier League Golden Boot winner, Son Heung-min, doesn't want his teammates to shy away from the challenge when they host the South Americans later this week."An opportunity to play such a strong team doesn't come often," Son said Monday at the start of Korea's training camp at the National Football Center in Paju, north of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province.

"I hope we will all tackle this challenge head on, without being afraid. We should go into the stadium believing we can play our game.

That way, we'll be able to identify things we're supposed to do and things we should correct."The match against Brazil kicks off at 8 p.

m. Thursday at Seoul World Cup Stadium.

It is the first of four matches Korea, The world No. 29, will play this month, as part of their preparation for the World Cup.

Korea will face Chile, June 6; Paraguay, June 10; and Egypt, June 14.But Son isn't looking past the first opponent, led by Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar.Son, no slouch himself in international football, and Neymar are the two marquee names of the match.

Son said he isn't at Neymar's level yet "He is one of the best in the world and I am trying to get there," Son said and stressed that Brazil feature other talented players."If we can all play up to our capabilities...

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