The 31-year-old captain of both Spurs and South Korea failed to lead his side to the final after losing to the 87th-ranked nation on Tuesday (February 6). It was a nail-biting run to the final four for South Korea, ranked 23rd in the world, who defeated Saudi Arabia on penalties in the round of 16 before narrowly beating Australia in extra-time in the quarter-finals. The shock loss means the winger is set to return to north London, having missed their last five games in all competitions. Fans are hoping he’ll make a swift return to the starting line-up for their Premier League clash against Brighton on Saturday (February 10) which kicks off at 3pm.
Son apologised to Korea fans over their exit, saying: “I don’t know what to say really. I am so sorry. The players did their best. I’m very sorry that the game ended like this by mistake.
The fans showed great support for us, I’m sorry that we couldn’t deliver as our fans expected.” As for Jordan, they face either Iran or host nation Qatar in Sunday’s final, with the two previous winners facing off in Wednesday’s other semi-final.
