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Son Heung-min WILL be fit for South Korea's World Cup opener, reveals boss Paulo Bento - as he insists the protective mask for a fractured eye socket WON'T be an inconvenience for the Spurs star

Son Heung-min will be fit enough to feature for South Korea in their World Cup opener against Uruguay on Thursday.

Head coach Paulo Bento confirmed the Tottenham attacker will play with the black protective mask he has been wearing in training since he sustained a fracture around his left eye in a Champions League match against Marseille on November 1.

South Korea captain Son underwent surgery days later to fix the issue and despite not appearing at his country's pre-match press conference in Al Rayyan, he will be involved in the Group H opener at Education City Stadium.