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Team News: Son Heung-min starts for South Korea

Tottenham Hotspur winger Son Heung-min will start up front for South Korea against Sweden.

Tottenham Hotspur winger Son Heung-min will start up front for South Korea against Sweden.

The forward will be looking to add to the 18 goals he scored for Tottenham in all competitions last term.

Jo Hyeon-woo begins in goal, while Yong Lee and Jang Hyun-soo are selected in defence.

In midfield, Ki Sung-yeung partners Lee Jae-sung, while Son leads the line for Shin Tae-yong's men.

For Sweden, Robin Olsen is selected between the sticks, and will be joined in defence by Celtic defender Mikael Lustig, Andreas Granqvist and Leeds United's Pontus Jansson.

Sebastian Larsson and Emil Forsberg feature in a four-man midfield that will support Marcus Berg and Ola Toivonen in attack.

Sweden: Olsen; Lustig, Granqvist, Augustinsson, Jansson; Larsson, Ekdal, Forsberg, Claesson; Berg, Toivonen
Subs: Olsson, Guidetti, Johnsson, Svensson, Helander, Hiljemark, Krafth, Rohden, Durmaz, Kiese Thelin, Nordfeldt, Lindelof

South Korea: Jo; Y Lee, J H Park, Y G Kim, H S Jang; J C Koo, S Y Ki, H C Hwang, Son, J S Lee; S W Kim
Subs: S G Kim, S H Jung, B S Oh, Y S Yun, S J Ju, S W Lee, M W Kim, C Hong, W Y Jung, S M Moon, J H Kim, Y H Go

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