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2-0, 33-year-old Son Heung-min soared to the world, South Korea defeated the South American powerhouse and ushered in 2 consecutive victories

5:47pm, 15 November 2025【Football】

The South Korean team, ranked 22nd in the world, ushered in an international football friendly match. South Korea played at its home court against the Bolivia team, ranked 76th in the world.

South Korea had 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the 4 games before the game, while Bolivia's 2 wins and 2 losses in the 4 games before the game was obviously slightly worse than South Korea. In the last three meetings between the two sides, South Korea has the upper hand because South Korea has achieved a record of 1 win and 2 draws in those three meetings. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence in South Korea defeating Bolivia at home.

In the 12th minute of the second half, the South Korean team got a free kick opportunity on the left side of the frontcourt. The 33-year-old former Premier League golden boot Son Heung-min took the penalty and directly made an invincible world wave to help the South Korean team take the lead.

In the 87th minute, Cho Kyu-sung succeeded in picking up the ball from close range in front of the goal, helping the South Korean team win another victory to seal the victory.

In the end, the Korean team defeated the Bolivia team as they wished and ushered in 2 consecutive victories in all competitions, while the Bolivia team suffered 2 consecutive losses in the warm-up matches.

The South Korean team had a ball possession rate of over 50% and nearly 60% in the entire match, had a higher number of corner kicks and a higher number of shots than the Bolivia team.

In this campaign, the South Korean team will start the game with Sun Heung-min, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Gang-in, Kim Min-jae, Won Doo-jae, Lee Myung-jae and other strong players, while the Bolivia team will start the game with Villamir, together with Hector, Miguelito, Monteiro, Nava and other strong players.