Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham), the ‘ace’ of the Korean national soccer team, was included in the ‘representative number 7’ recognized by the International Football Federation (FIFA) to shine in the past World Cups.
On the 13th (local time), in celebration of the opening ‘D-7’ of the World Cup in Qatar, FIFA uploaded a collection of photos of key players with the number 7 on social media along with the article ‘7 days left until the opening of the World Cup’.
The player who stands out the most to domestic fans is, of course, Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min proudly occupied a place with players who conquered the world soccer world, such as David Beckham (England), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), and Alessandro Del Piero (Italy).
Son Heung-min wore number 9 in the 2014 Brazil tournament, his first World Cup finals, and participated in the 2018 World Cup in Russia with number 7.
He scored one goal in the World Cup group stage match against Algeria in Brazil, and scored one goal against Mexico and one against Germany during the Russia tournament.
In particular, in the 2021-2022 season, he scored 23 goals in the English Premier League and became the top scorer, leaving behind an achievement worthy of being called ‘representative number 7’.
In addition to Son Heung-min and Ronaldo, Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) and Angel Di Maria (Argentina) were named as the ‘Representative No. 7’ recognized by FIFA.
David Villa (Spain), Didier Deschamps (France), and Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) also appeared as representative ‘number 7’.
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