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Japan Tame North Korea In World Cup Qualifiers, Son Heung-Min Scores In Draw | Football News
22Mar By adminNo Comments
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Japan Tame North Korea In World Cup Qualifiers, Son Heung-Min Scores In Draw | Football News

[ad_1] Japan and Australia strode towards the next stage of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup but South Korea dropped points despite leading through talisman Son Heung-min. Later, Iran thrashed Turkmenistan, Asian champions Qatar beat Kuwait and Saudi Arabia won against Tajikistan as the Middle East's heavyweights remained unbeaten. And Palestine, their supporters in Gaza reeling from the Israel-Hamas war, crashed five unanswered goals past a porous Bangladesh for their first win in Group I.In Tokyo, Germany-based midfielder Ao Tanaka scored the only goal after two minutes to give Japan a nervy 1-0 win over North Korea.With three wins from three, Japan are firmly on course to reach the third stage of qualifying for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.North Korea, ...
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Son Heung-min Back On Road To World Cup After Turbulent Asian Cup | Football News
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Son Heung-min Back On Road To World Cup After Turbulent Asian Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Son Heung-min and South Korea must move on from their turbulent Asian Cup when they return to World Cup qualifying Thursday, while Japan face North Korea in a double-header that sees them travel to Pyongyang. Asian football is back on the road to the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, a month after Qatar retained the continental crown on home soil with a 3-1 victory over Jordan. Much has happened since South Korea were dumped out 2-0 by unfancied Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, including the sacking of coach Jurgen Klinsmann.It emerged that skipper Son and Paris Saint-Germain attacking midfielder Lee Kang-in had been involved in a fracas on the eve of the match, leaving the Tottenham attacker with a dislocated finger.Legendary German striker Klinsm...
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Son Heung-min Apologises For Bust-Up With South Korea Team-Mate Lee Kang-in | Football News
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Son Heung-min Apologises For Bust-Up With South Korea Team-Mate Lee Kang-in | Football News

[ad_1] Son Heung-min apologised on Wednesday for his role in a bust-up with South Korea team-mate Lee Kang-in at the Asian Cup and urged fans to forgive the Paris Saint-Germain player. South Korea were beaten 2-0 by Jordan at the tournament earlier this month and it later emerged that skipper Son had dislocated a finger in an altercation with Lee on the eve of the semi-final. Both players released social media statements on Wednesday, with Tottenham's Son posting a picture of the pair together, smiling and with arms around each other's shoulders. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder Lee, ...
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Jurgen Klinsmann Says South Korea ‘Ready To Suffer’ In Asian Cup Last Eight | Football News
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Jurgen Klinsmann Says South Korea ‘Ready To Suffer’ In Asian Cup Last Eight | Football News

[ad_1] Jurgen Klinsmann said South Korea "have to be ready to suffer" when they face Australia in the Asian Cup quarter-finals on Friday, 72 hours after beating Saudi Arabia on penalties. Klinsmann's side came through an epic last-16 game in Doha and must now recover in time to take on an Australia side that had two days more to recover. The German legend said his players are "ready for a battle" as they look to book a semi-final place against either Jordan or Tajikistan. "If you want to go through to the knockout phase of a big tournament you have to suffer," said Klinsmann on Thursday. ...
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Tottenham Hotspur Edge Out Liverpool As Refs Admit ‘Significant Human Error’ | Football News
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Tottenham Hotspur Edge Out Liverpool As Refs Admit ‘Significant Human Error’ | Football News

[ad_1] Tottenham snatched a controversial 2-1 win against nine-man Liverpool as Joel Matip's last-gasp own-goal ended the Reds' resistance and the visitors had a goal disallowed that the referees' body admitted should have stood. Liverpool had Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota sent off as Ange Postecoglou's side shattered Liverpool's unbeaten start to the Premier League season and extended their own thanks to the gripping climax in north London. Jones was dismissed in the first half before Luis Diaz's goal for Liverpool was incorrectly disallowed for offside by VAR.Referees' body PGMOL later admitted "a significant human error".It said in a statement: "This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention, however, the VAR failed...
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Risk-taker Ange Postecoglou Gives Tottenham Hotspur New Hope | Football News
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Risk-taker Ange Postecoglou Gives Tottenham Hotspur New Hope | Football News

[ad_1] Inspired by Bill Shankly and Ferenc Puskas, Ange Postecoglou is the risk-taking trailblazer reviving Tottenham Hotspur with his no-fear philosophy. Postecoglou has been a breath of fresh air for Spurs, banishing the bitter cycle of failure and recrimination that haunted the north London club before his close-season arrival from Celtic. The 58-year-old is the first Australian to manage a Premier League team. And when Tottenham host top-four rivals Liverpool on Saturday, Greece-born Postecoglou will fulfil a dream more than half a century in the making.He fell in love with football as a child, idolising the all-conquering Liverpool teams of the 1970s managed by the charismatic Shankly."I always wanted to be a manager. I was a massive Liverpool fan. I loved Bill Shankly. I loved the ...
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Premier League: Son Heung-Min Shines As Tottenham Rescue Derby Draw At Arsenal | Football News
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Premier League: Son Heung-Min Shines As Tottenham Rescue Derby Draw At Arsenal | Football News

[ad_1] ottenham came from behind twice to rescue a pulsating 2-2 draw against Arsenal thanks to Son Heung-min's double in Sunday's north London derby. Ange Postecoglou's side trailed to Cristian Romero's first half own goal before South Korea forward Son hauled them level at the Emirates Stadium. Bukayo Saka restored Arsenal's lead with a second half penalty, but Son had the last word with his second goal as these bitter rivals both extended their unbeaten starts to the Premier League season.Tottenham sit in fourth place, above fifth placed Arsenal on goal difference, after a hard-fought clash offered more evidence that Postecoglou has revived a club in turmoil when he arrived from Celtic in the close-season.Although Tottenham have now won just one of their last 31 league trips to Arsena...
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Tottenham Hotspur Held By Brentford In First Taste Of Life After Harry Kane | Football News
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Tottenham Hotspur Held By Brentford In First Taste Of Life After Harry Kane | Football News

[ad_1] Tottenham began life without Harry Kane with an entertaining 2-2 draw at Brentford on Sunday to start Ange Postecoglou's reign in charge. Cristian Romero headed Spurs in front early on, but the Bees bounced back to lead through Bryan Mbeumo's penalty and Yoane Wissa. Emerson Royal's strike levelled the scores again before half-time and both sides had to settle for a point to begin the Premier League season. Kane's departure to Bayern Munich on Saturday had overshadowed the build-up to Postecoglou's first competitive game as Spurs manager.The Australian's daring, front-foot approach that has won league titles in his homeland, Japan and, most recently, in Scotland with Celtic was already in evidence.However, so were a series of defensive deficiencies that Brentford could have made m...
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Spurs Star Son Heung-Min Becomes First Asian To Score 100 Premier League Goals | Football News
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Spurs Star Son Heung-Min Becomes First Asian To Score 100 Premier League Goals | Football News

[ad_1] Son Heung-min dedicated his historic goal in Tottenham's 2-1 win against Brighton to his late grandfather after the South Korea star became the first Asian to score 100 times in the Premier League. Son reached his century in style with a superb curling finish to put Tottenham ahead in the first half in north London on Saturday. After Lewis Dunk's equaliser, Harry Kane's 79th-minute winner ensured Son's goal wouldn't go to waste as fifth-placed Tottenham stayed in the hunt to qualify for the Champions League via a top-four finish.It was a welcome boost for the 30-year-old Son, who has endured a difficult season.As well as an unusually long run of poor personal form, which including several spells on the bench, Son has had to cope with the recent death of his grandfather."This was s...
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Premier League: Son Heung-min Makes His Point As Tottenham Hotspur Sink West Ham | Football News
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Premier League: Son Heung-min Makes His Point As Tottenham Hotspur Sink West Ham | Football News

[ad_1] Son Heung-min produced the perfect response after being dropped as the South Korea forward came off the bench to seal Tottenham's 2-0 win against West Ham on Sunday. Son has struggled badly this season and his poor form convinced Tottenham's absentee boss Antonio Conte to axe him for the Premier League clash. Prior to this weekend, the 30-year-old had scored in only four matches this season. But Son made his point to Conte as he came off the bench to net Tottenham's second goal after Emerson Royal put the hosts ahead in the second half.Son's ninth goal in all competitions this season mirrored his hat-trick against Leicester in September, which came after he was dropped and then introduced as a substitute."Nobody wants to sit on the bench but it's a decision you to have accept. The...
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