{"id":1259345,"date":"2022-11-28T19:29:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/28\/ghana-coach-takes-selfie-with-crying-son-heung\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T19:29:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:29:22","slug":"ghana-coach-takes-selfie-with-crying-son-heung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/28\/ghana-coach-takes-selfie-with-crying-son-heung\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana coach takes selfie with crying Son Heung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ghana-coach-taking-selfie-heung-778971968-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Photo source: BBC\" title=\"Photo source: BBC\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo source: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Son Heung-min was left in tears after South Korea\u2019s World Cup hopes were rocked by defeat to Ghana \u2013 but that didn\u2019t stop one of the opposition coaches trying to get a selfie with him.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea look set to exit Qatar at the group stage after their 3-2 loss.<\/p>\n<p>They fought back from 2-0 down to draw level, but Mohammed Kudus\u2019 68th-minute goal gave Ghana victory.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The result means South Korea will have to beat Portugal in their final Group H match to have a chance of qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham\u2019s Son \u2013 who is\u00a0playing at the tournament with a protective mask\u00a0after fracturing his eye socket \u2013 went through a range of emotions after the full-time whistle.<\/p>\n<p>Son, along with some of his team-mates, reacted angrily after referee Antony Taylor blew his whistle for full-time and didn\u2019t allow South Korea to take a corner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coach Paulo Bento was shown a red card for his protests and then had his hand swatted away when he tried to put an arm around a clearly frustrated Son afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps as the realisation of the result sunk in, Son broke down in tears.<\/p>\n<p>He was crouched on the floor and was consoled by some Ghana players and coaches, including assistant George Boateng.<\/p>\n<p>As Boateng spoke to Son, another member of the Ghana coaching team saw the opportunity for a selfie, putting his arm around the Tottenham star and taking a snap.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng did not look impressed and ushered him away as Son walked off.<\/p>\n<p>While South Korea\u2019s hopes of qualifying look slim, Ghana are in with a chance after their first win.<\/p>\n<p>Ajax\u2019s Kudus was the hero with two goals and he told the BBC: \u201cIt\u2019s a good feeling. We wanted the three points and we got them. Everyone was absolutely on top of their game today. They came back to 2-2, we had to come up with more energy and it happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank all my team-mates, it\u2019s a team game and they all played a part in my performance. The cross in from Jordan [Ayew] and the cut-back from Inaki [Williams]. Big up to everyone because everyone played a part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"oSGhi-Bd730\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nsoromma Plus - Badwam Ahosepe on Adom TV (28-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oSGhi-Bd730?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo source: BBC Son Heung-min was left in tears after South Korea\u2019s World Cup hopes were rocked by defeat to Ghana \u2013 but that didn\u2019t stop one of the opposition coaches trying to get a selfie with him. 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