Tottenham captain Son sparks South Korea pitch reviews as World Cup bid hit | Football News

Captain Son Heung-min says poor pitches for home matches have hurt South Korea’s 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.

South Korean authorities have said they will inspect elite-level football pitches across the country after national skipper Son Heung-min blamed poor playing surfaces for hurting their World Cup hopes.

Bad pitches have been a running theme in South Korean football, with former Manchester United and England forward Jesse Lingard, now at FC Seoul, also weighing in on the…