Son returns to form as South Korea thrash Trinidad and Tobago in friendly ahead of World Cup

[p]The 33-year-old has faced growing questions about his faltering form after scoring only twice for his club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-fc/txUJt9AR/"]Los Angeles FC[/a] this season.[/p][p]His last goal for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-korea/K6Gs7P6G/"]South Korea[/a] came in a friendly against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bolivia/nXdi7mbc/"]Bolivia[/a] in November, 2025.[/p][p]But the captain was back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/south-korea-K6Gs7P6G/trinidad-tobago-UTg8M6Sd/?mid=tSWLzA4M"]on target as South Korea cruised past the Caribbean team[/a] at their training camp in Salt Lake City, Utah, with fellow striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cho-kyu-sung/Kb3dhzfM/"]Cho Gue-sung[/a] also hitting a double.[/p][p]South Korea will face the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czech-republic/6LHwBDGU/"]Czech Republic[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South Africa[/a] and co-hosts [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] in Group A and begin their campaign against the Czechs in Guadalajara on June 11th.[/p][embed guid="bafd68da-e692-4f76-827b-bf98218957ea" url="https://x.com/LAFC/status/2060530245611274612" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/son-heung-min/Mgg9oPeM/"]Son[/a] gave his team the lead five minutes before half-time, turning home a low cross in the penalty box.[/p][p]He doubled their tally minutes later from the penalty spot, drilling the ball into the corner of the net.[/p][p]It took his international tally to 56 goals in 144 games, two short of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bum-kun-cha/IBXlwhO5/"]Cha Bum-kun[/a]'s South Korea record.[/p]