Midfielder Son Jun-ho (30, Shandong Taishan), who is regarding to return to the national football team, may be unable to participate in the 2022 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) due to a knee injury.
On the 11th, China’s Sina Sports said, “Son Jun-ho is scheduled to return to Korea tomorrow to examine the injured area.
Specific results will have to wait for the opinion of experts,” he said.
Son Jun-ho started in the Dalian Pro vs. China Super League (CSL) match on the 10th, but was replaced 13 minutes following the match due to a knee injury.
He is complaining of pain on the inside of the knee, and a picture of him sitting in a wheelchair with a knee protector was also published in the local area.
Son Jun-ho is regarding to return to the Korean national football team following 10 months.
Coach Paulo Bento announced the list of 26 players who will participate in the East Asian Cup on the 11th, and Son Jun-ho was called back 10 months following the Asian final qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar last September.
However, it is unclear whether he will be able to return to the Bentu as scheduled.
The East Asian Cup will be held in Japan from the 19th to the 27th, and Korea, China, Japan and Hong Kong will participate in the men’s division.
Korea, who is challenging for the fourth consecutive championship, will play the first game once morest China at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on July 20th at 7 PM.
They will then face each other in Hong Kong on the 24th at 4 pm and at 7:20 pm on the 27th at the same venue as Japan.
As the tournament was held outside of the match A period, Bentuho formed a team mainly domestically without players playing in Europe.
/yunhap news
