The Korean team entered the 5th match of the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup - Asia region with the intention of winning all 3 points against Kuwait. That determination was concretized into a goal with a powerful header by striker Oh Se-hun in the 10th minute.
9 minutes later, Son Heung-min had an impressive breakthrough before being fouled by a Kuwait defender in the penalty area. On the 11-meter mark, "Sonny" coolly finished to double the gap.
Despite being worth 1 goal, the Korean team continued to score to seal a 3-1 victory.
With the goal in last night's match, Son Heung-min reached the milestone of 50 goals for the national team. Thereby, he rose to 2nd place, 8 goals behind leader Cha Bum-kun.
The striker born in 1992 also became the second player to have played 130 times for the national team, 6 matches behind the record of the two legends Cha Bum-kun and Hong Myung-bo.
With his current form, breaking the above 2 records is within reach of the star playing for Tottenham.
Since his national team debut, Son Heung-min has scored 50 goals, including 3 goals at the World Cup, 7 goals at the Asian Cup, 24 goals in the World Cup qualifiers and 16 goals in friendly matches. Including his career, the 32-year-old striker has scored 265 goals in 720 matches, achieving an efficiency of 0.37 goals/match.
After 5 matches in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup - Asia region, Korea has 13 points and is firmly in the top position. If they continue to maintain their current form, coach Hong Myeong-bo's team will soon become the first Asian representative to win a ticket to the world's biggest football festival.
