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Yang Min-Hyeok’s Gold Medal Offers Tottenham A Progress Marker

Tottenham loanee Yang Min-Hyeok won Asian Games gold with South Korea after setting up the winner against Japan in the 1-0 football final.

By Declan Farr · The Boy Hostspur

Published: Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 8:00 PM

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Tottenham loanee Yang Min-Hyeok won an Asian Games gold medal as South Korea defeated Japan 1-0.
Yang started the final, played 66 minutes, and provided the cross leading to Eom Ji-sung's winning goal.
The victory marked South Korea's fourth consecutive men's football gold medal at the Asian Games.

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Tottenham Hotspur loanee Yang Min-Hyeok won an Asian Games gold medal after helping South Korea defeat Japan 1-0 in the final. The 20-year-old started the match and played 66 minutes, setting up the winning goal scored by teammate Eom Ji-sung. The victory secured South Korea's fourth consecutive men's football gold medal at the Asian Games.

Declan Farr writes that the tournament triumph provides Tottenham with a clear marker of Yang's international progress while he spends the season out on loan. Farr notes, however, that an international tournament contribution is not a substitute for consistent senior minutes at the club level.

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