Son Heung-min to Start as Front Two Against Uzbekistan... Chasing Record-Breaking 59th Goal

Son Heung-min will start as a forward in the final match of the four-consecutive A-match series against Uzbekistan, targeting his record-breaking 59th international goal for South Korea.

The South Korean national football team, led by head coach Robert Moreno, will play an international friendly against Uzbekistan at the Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province.

Son's name was included in the South Korean starting lineup released about an hour before kickoff.

Son has scored two goals in the previous three matches.

He scored his 57th goal with a direct free kick in a 3-0 victory over Ecuador, and netted his 58th goal in a 4-1 defeat to Uruguay.

He failed to score against Venezuela, and the national team played to a scoreless draw following a lackluster performance.

If Son scores just one more goal against Uzbekistan, he will surpass former coach Cha Bum-kun to set a new record for the most goals by a South Korean player with 59.

Oh Se-hun has been selected as Son's partner in the front two, replacing Oh Hyeon-gyu, who started the previous three matches.

Hwang Hee-chan and Lee Kang-in will play as the left and right wingers, while Park Jin-seop and Lee Jae-sung are deployed in the midfield.

The back four defensive line consists of center-backs Kim Tae-hyun and Lee Han-beom, alongside fullbacks Kim Tae-hyun and Cho Hyun-taek, with Cho Hyun-woo wearing the goalkeeper gloves.

Kim Min-jae, who sat out team training following the match against Venezuela, was completely left out of the matchday roster.

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