Heung-Min Son is fit to play in the World Cup after having surgery on a broken eye.
The Spurs player wrote on the social media site. Over the last week, I have received a lot of support and I wanted to say thank you. I have read many of them and appreciated you all. I got a lot of strength from you.
It was one of my dreams to play for my country at the World Cup as a child. This will be missed for the world. I can't wait to be a part of our country.
Son had surgery last Friday to repair a fractured left eye, which he sustained in Spurs' win over Marseille in the European Championship.
South Korea's 11th appearance at the World Cup could be in jeopardy if their star player misses it.
Son won seven and lost one of their 10 matches and finished second in their group.
Son became the first Asian player to win the premier league golden boot after scoring 23 goals.
He was given a hero's welcome in South Korea when his side traveled to the country for pre-season in the summer.
As he heads to the Middle East as one of the tournament's elite players in the prime of his career, he is likely to receive the same kind of attention as he did in Qatar.
Son needs one goal to surpass Ahn Jung-Hwan and Park Ji-Sung as the country's top scorer at the World Cup.
Son, who has scored 35 goals in 104 appearances for South Korea, still has a long way to go to become their leading goal scorer.
Son wants to lead his team past the group stages for the third time in their history.
The kick-off is 1pm.
The game is on Monday, November 28th at 1pm.
The game between South Korea and Portugal will be played on November 2.
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