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Son Heung-min, Lee Jae-sung benched vs South Africa over interview boycott row: lawmaker

· By Park Jun-hee
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South Korea captain Son Heung-min and veteran midfielder Lee Jae-sung were left out of the starting lineup for the team's final World Cup group-stage match against South Africa over internal disagreements about an interview boycott, a lawmaker claimed, citing a whistleblower report.

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