By Edgardo Avelar
The South Korean Heung-Min Son seeks to make Mexican fans angry again on the second date of the World Cup 2026 as he did eight years ago when he scored in the 90+3 minute to the Tricolor in the defeat of the Asians 2-1 and that now they will meet for the third time in a World Cup tournament.
The South Korean recognizes that he has the sympathy of the Mexican fans, but that could change when he scores again in the duel in the city of Guadalajara, where both Mexicans and South Koreans will possibly define the pass to the next phase of the World Cup.
South Korea megastar Son Heung-min acknowledges that Mexico fans ‘potentially will hate me yet again’ after the teams’ 2026 World Cup rematch. https://t.co/3IhleM11Ch
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The empathy with the Mexicans goes back to the goal he scored in the 2-0 victory over Germany that allowed the Aztec team to advance to the next phase of the World Cup. after they had lost 3-0 to Sweden and were practically in a coma.
Min Son knows that the Mexican fans have great affection for him, but at the same time he knows that this could change if they achieve a positive result. in their confrontation in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup.
“I love the Mexican fans and the Mexican players. In the 2018 World Cup I faced them. Last year We played a friendly match against Mexico in Nashville. I think we have a great relationship, we are very respectfulbut when we face each other, they’ll probably hate me again. But I will understand perfectly. That’s why we love soccer,” he commented in an interview with USA Today Sports activities.
He also accepted that it will be very difficult to play in Guadalajara, especially due to the height, which will be more than 1,500 meters above sea level.
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💬 In an interview with USA Today time Sports activities, he acknowledged:
“I take care of Mexican fans and I take care of Mexican gamers. We have got a huge relationship, we’re very respectful. Clearly when we play within the World Cup, they’ll… pic.twitter.com/kRdzZUoMHO— NextMex (@NextMexOficial) Could presumably well well 22, 2026
“Mexico is going to be a little different because of the altitude, a difficult challenge; However, we are here to win. It’s going to be hard; However, we will try to do our best. “Mexico has incredible fans, incredible players and the altitude will probably benefit them too,” he concluded.
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