Son Heung-min scored a landmark 50th goal for his country to move South Korea a step closer to the World Cup on Thursday as Australia and Saudi Arabia cancelled each other out.

Son Heung-Min already has a legitimate claim to being South Korea's greatest footballer of all time. In what has been a glittering career thus far, he reached another significant milestone on the international stage on Thursday.

Son Heung-min netted his 50th international goal to lead South Korea to a 3-1 victory over Kuwait in World Cup qualifiers. This win strengthens South Korea's position at the top of Group B, moving five points clear with five games left.

Son Heung-min thanked Tottenham for nursing him back to health and said he felt "100 percent" fit after scoring his 50th international goal for South Korea.

Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea captain Son Heung-Min hit another personal and professional milestone today, scoring from the penalty spot in South Korea’s 3-1 win at Kuwait in World Cup qualifying.

Son Heung-min continues to prove a talisman for both club and country.The Tottenham captain was back in action on Thursday for South Korea's latest World Cup qualifier with Kuwait and soon claimed

In announcing his 26-man squad for Korea's two World Cup qualifying matches in November, head coach Hong Myung-bo reserved particularly high praise for Hannover 96 midfielder Lee

The national soccer team, which aims to advance to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time, beat Kuwait, the first opponent in two consecutive