Son Heung-min scored a landmark 50th goal for his country to put South Korea a step closer to the World Cup on Thursday as Australia and Saudi Arabia cancelled each other out.
Spurs and South Korean skipper Son missed last month’s qualifiers with injury but celebrated his return with a first-half penalty in a 3-1 win at Kuwait.
Victory left South Korea comfortably top of Group B with four wins and a draw after five matches and on course for the 2026 World Cup in North America.
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