The Korean team entered the 5th match of the 2026 World Cup 3rd Qualifiers - Asia region with the determination to win all 3 points against Kuwait. That determination was materialized into a goal with a powerful header by striker Oh Se-hun in the 10th minute.
Nine minutes later, Son Heung-min made an impressive breakthrough before being fouled by a Kuwaiti defender in the penalty area. From the 11-meter mark, "Sonny" coolly finished to double the gap.
Although the opponent scored 1 goal back, the Korean team continued to score to secure 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 the leader Cha Bum-kun.
The striker born in 1992 also became the second player to have 130 appearances for the national team, 6 matches behind the record of two legends Cha Bum-kun and Hong Myung-bo.
With his current form, breaking the above two records is within reach of the star playing for Tottenham.
Since his debut for the national team, Son Heung-min has scored 50 goals, including 3 goals at the World Cup, 7 goals at the Asian Cup, 24 goals in World Cup qualifiers and 16 goals in friendly matches. In his entire 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 firmly established the top position in the group. 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.
