Son Heung-min

Son Heung-Min's participation at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is in doubt after confirmation that he will have surgery to repair a fracture around his eye.

The 30-year-old is likely to miss his club’s clash with Liverpool this Sunday. His participation will likely depend on the severity of the injury. The other two nations in their group are Portugal and Ghana.

The Spurs forward needs surgery after a sustaining the injury in the 2-1 Champions League win at Marseille.

The club say that Son will begin a rehabilitation programme with their medical staff after the operation and they intend to update supporters on the time-frame of his absence in due course. Antonio Conte, the Spurs manager, is already without two key attackers in Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison. There were fears that he had suffered a concussion but the reality, as disclosed by Spurs in a statement, is worse.

The injury to Sonny's face hurt, and could spell disaster for both Spurs and Son's World Cup hopes.

Surgery implies that it’s not a “simple break” and that Son will be out for a while, but to be clear we don’t yet know what the prognosis or timeline for his recovery is. So — the good scenario is that Sonny either hasn’t broken his (lovely, beautiful) face or that it’s a “good” break that would allow him to play football. Mokbel writes that the club is worried he broke some orbital bones in his face, but the severity of the break could go a long way in determining not only whether he’ll play for Spurs this weekend but also whether he’ll be an option for South Korea in the World Cup later on this month. We will need to wait for further updates from the club about that. If he did, however, Premier League concussion protocols would require that he be out for six days to recover, ruling him out of this weekend’s match at [Tottenham Hotspur](https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com) Nation held its collective breath when Son Heung-Min slowly walked off of the pitch and down the tunnel in Marseille on Tuesday night.

Son Heung-min will have to undergo surgery to stabilize a fracture around his left eye, Tottenham Hotspur announced in a statement Wednesday.

LONDON (AP) — South Korea captain Son Heung-min will undergo surgery on a facial injury, jeopardizing his availability for the World Cup in Qatar.

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[a doubt for the huge Premier League clash against Liverpool ](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/cristian-stellini-son-injury-spurs-25411900)this weekend after he was substituted for Yves Bissouma in the 29th minute. Kane in particular was seen having a good time as Tottenham's main man showed off his dancing skills to the entire team. [link](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/harry-kane-tottenham-marseille-champions-25413638). [here](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/son-heung-min-swollen-eye-25413037). [Spurs ](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/)are yet to [find out the full extent of Son's injury](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/tottenham-ratings-marseille-hojbjerg-kane-25410994), but it was clear to see that the forward was in discomfort as he exited the pitch. [What Bryan Gil is doing to impress Antonio Conte ahead of Tottenham's clash with Liverpool](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/tottenham-liverpool-bryan-gil-conte-25417813)

Son Heung-min's World Cup dream could be in tatters after Tottenham confirmed he needs surgery on a fractured eye socket.

The north London club did not put a timeframe on his return. The news will be met with despair in South Korea as Son is their captain and a national hero. The South Korean suffered the injury during Spurs’ 2-1 Champions League win over Marseille on Wednesday and he will undergo surgery to stabilise the fracture.