World Cup 2018: Sweden vs South Korea - 5 Key Players That Could Decide the Game

#1 Son Heung-min

Son Heung-min

The attention is all on this man. He is one of the most experienced players on the team, with 64 caps to his name. In eight years that he has played, Son has scored 21 goals.

In the last three matches, he scored once and assisted once. The South Korean built a reputation for himself in the Premier League and almost everyone knows his ability to finish in the final third of the pitch.

The Asians are not expected to have much time on the ball and they would have to play a counter-attacking game. They could adopt the same strategy as Iceland who managed to get away with a draw against Argentina.

The pressure is on him to score as he is seen as the pride of South Korea and Asia. They have only won three out of their last nine matches and kept clean sheets during those victories.

This is not Son's first World Cup appearance. In the 2014 edition held in Brazil, his nation was knocked out after the group stage and he scored just one goal in their three matches.

There would not be time for him to try for goal repeatedly. Son must take his chances and lead his side on the counter-attack. That seems like the only way for the Asians to get victory over Sweden.

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