'Feel like a child again': Son relishing World Cup campaign with South Korea

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/son-heung-min/Mgg9oPeM/"]Son[/a] will lead out his side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/czech-republic-6LHwBDGU/south-korea-K6Gs7P6G/?mid=CGdvIm6K"]on Thursday in the tournament's second match[/a] after co-hosts [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] kick-off the showpiece against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South Africa[/a].[/p][p][b]"The guys are so fired-up for this match, and I actually have to calm them down," [/b]Son said at the pre-match press conference in Guadalajara.[/p][p][b]"I hope our hard work will bear fruit, and I think we absolutely deserve it. The vibe is tremendous, and I can feel it from the eyes of my teammates.[/b][/p][p][b]"Every World Cup match is so important that, as a player, you would stake your life on it. Tomorrow, we will give everything we've got and more."[/b][/p][embed guid="44d6d3e8-a9a3-4bb3-83f6-12ca52771e6b" url="https://x.com/BibimBallers/status/2064702680455409767" social-type="twitter" /][p]Former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] star Son, 33, comes into his fourth and possibly his last World Cup after a poor season for his new club, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-fc/txUJt9AR/"]Los Angeles FC[/a], scoring just twice.[/p][p]He said his excitement for football's global showpiece never dimmed.[/p][p][b]"My mindset is similar, whether it's my first or last World Cup. I feel like a child again,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"I have never once said this is my last World Cup. The most important thing is to do my job. People can say whatever they want, and I will choose my path wisely."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-korea/K6Gs7P6G/"]South Korea[/a] will face Mexico on June 18th before South Africa on June 24th in their final Group A match.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]