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Al Wakrah: Son Heung-min insisted his determination to defeat Australia was motivated by the desire to keep Korea Republic’s hopes of lifting the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ alive and not to avenge the Taeguk Warriors’ heart-breaking loss to the Socceroos in the 2015 final.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward was instrumental in Jurgen Klinsmann’s side advancing to a last four meeting with Jordan, winning the penalty that allowed Hwang Hee-chan to score an injury time equaliser before hitting a sweetly-struck free-kick in extra-time that sealed the 2-1 victory.

The win came almost nine years to the day since Korea Republic lost to the Australians in the 2015 final in Sydney, when Son scored in injury time to take that game into an additional 30 minutes only for James Troisi to hit the winner as Ange Postecoglou’s side were crowned champions. .....

𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹. 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

🇰🇷 Son Heung-min, legend being legendary! 🐐@VisitSaudi #AsianCup2023 | #MagicMoments | #AUSvKOR pic.twitter.com/b3gTUIC6Yu
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) February 2, 2024

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