Video of Son Heung-min's Jersey Being Torn Spreads... Innocent Target of Frustration Among Chinese Soccer Fans

Continued Frustration After World Cup Qualifiers
Some 'Unsportsmanlike' Behavior Even on Match Day

On the 21st (local time), the anger of Chinese football fans over the second round of the 2026 FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) North and Central American World Cup qualifiers held in Shenzhen, China, has not subsided. In this match, the South Korean national team defeated China 3-0.

Recently, on the Chinese social networking service (SNS) 'Wang Yi Wang,' a netizen posted a video of a 'performance' tearing Son Heung-min's jersey, which became a hot topic. In the released video, the jersey with Son Heung-min's number 7 on the back is cut with scissors and then thrown into a trash can.

The jersey is the Tottenham Hotspur jersey from the English Premier League, where Son Heung-min plays. The name written in Chinese characters means Son Heung-min in Chinese.

Chinese netizen tearing Son Heung-min's Tottenham uniform [Image source=Wangyi.com]

Also, at the end of the video, the netizen edited and posted a photo of Son Heung-min performing his signature goal celebration, putting his finger to his mouth after scoring a goal.

Several days have passed since the World Cup qualifier match on the 21st, but some Chinese people's venting seems to continue. On the day of the match, some Chinese spectators' 'bad manners' were also criticized.

Before the match started, during the national anthem, boos erupted from the Chinese side stands, and there were instances of direct interference with the players during the game.

Son Heung-min was disturbed by some Chinese spectators during the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the last World Cup.
[Image source=Seo Kyung-deok Facebook]

A representative example is when Son Heung-min was about to take a penalty kick in the 11th minute of the first half, some spectators shone green lasers at him. When Lee Kang-in was preparing for a free kick, lasers passed near his face, eyes, neck, and shoulders.

After the match, some Chinese spectators caused disturbances by engaging in physical fights in various places. There are many Son Heung-min fans in China, but on that day, a Chinese fan wearing the Tottenham number 7 jersey was collectively beaten by other spectators.

Meanwhile, despite these disturbances, Son Heung-min recorded 2 goals and 1 assist in the last match.

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