JAKARTA South Korean star Son Heung-min was first seen in team practice ahead of Qatar World Cup. He appears to be wearing a mask while participating in training.
The 30-year-old has not played for Tottenham Hotspur since suffering an eye injury while playing against Olympique Marseille in the European Champions League earlier this month.
He then underwent surgery and had to miss the next three Spurs games before the World Cup break. The operation made Son doubtful about being fit to play in Qatar this month.
However, last week, he said he was fit and ready to strengthen Korea in the quadrennial tournament. Now the Spurs forward is seen joining Korean training, but has to wear a mask.
Korea coach Paulo Bento is currently not confirming whether Son will play or not when Korea faces their inaugural match against Uruguay in Group H on November 24.
"We need to analyze the situation day by day. We have time to decide and the most important thing is that he recovers as well as possible, he feels comfortable and then we will make the final decision," said Korean coach Paulo Bento, reported by Standard, Wednesday, November 16.
After fighting Uruguay, Korea is scheduled to face Ghana on November 28 and Portugal on December 2. Korea is one of the dark horse teams in this group that could trouble Uruguay and Portugal who are seeded.
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