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Son Heung-Min, Other Players Greeted by Encouraging Fans in Return From World Cup

Summary by The Korea Times
INCHEON — Captain Son Heung-min led a small group of men's national football team players in their return home from the FIFA World Cup early Wednesday, as they were greeted with encouraging words from dozens of supporters. Fans' reaction to the players at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, was in stark contrast to boos and profanity that targeted former head coach Hong Myung-bo the previous day. Hong had resigned from the post Sunday …

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South Korean national team captain Son Heung-min has finally arrived in Korea after the Taeguk Knights failed to advance to the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup. Reveal this sentence.

South Korea's national team captain Son Heung-min apologized to his fans and vowed to bounce back after being knocked out of the World Cup in the group stage. "I don't know where to start," he wrote in a lengthy statement on his Instagram account on Tuesday. "I can't keep quiet about this, and I don't want to avoid the truth," he wrote. South Korea finished third in Group A with one win and two losses, but failed to make the top 32 teams to qual…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
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