Korea Republic national football team

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Korea Republic
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Taegeuk Jeonsa (Taegeuk Warriors) (태극전사 / 太極戰士), Tigers of Asia, Red Devils
Association Daehan Chukgu Hyeophoe
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach South Korea Huh Jung-Moo
Captain Park Ji-Sung
Most caps Hong Myung-Bo (136)
Top scorer Cha Bum-Kun (55)
FIFA code KOR
FIFA ranking 52
Highest FIFA ranking 17 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking 56 (February 1996)
Elo ranking 32
Highest Elo ranking 15 (Sep 1980, Jun 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking 59 (August 1967)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
South Korea South Korea 5 - 1 Hong Kong Hong Kong
(Hong Kong, U.K.; July 6, 1948)[1]
Biggest win
South Korea South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal Nepal
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Sweden Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea South Korea
(London, England; August 5, 1948)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1954)
Best result Fourth place, 2002
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances 11 (First in 1956)
Best result Winners, 1956 and 1960
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2001)
Best result 1st round, 2001

The Korea Republic national football team (Korean:대한민국 축구 국가대표팀 / Daehanminguk Chukgu Gukgadaepyo-Team) represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions. The team, also known as South Korea, is recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA. It is often considered Asia's most successful national team, since it made its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Being a two-time straight AFC Asian Cup champion, South Korea has participated in seven World Cup final tournaments and became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-finals, doing so when it co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Japan. It recently qualified for its eighth World Cup final tournament, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. It is the only Asian team to have qualified for the World Cup for seven times consecutively and currently holds the best FIFA World Cup record in Asia.[2]

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[edit] World Cup History

Since the 1950s, South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football championships, including the first two Asian Cup tournaments. The South Korean national team has also played in six consecutive World Cup finals from 1986, making a total of seven World Cup finals in all. It recently qualified for its eighth World Cup finals by qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

In their first World Cup finals tournament, the 1954 World Cup, South Korea played games against Hungary and Turkey losing 0-9 and 0-7, respectively. The South Korean team was inexperienced and had a long and complicated flight schedule prior to arriving at the tournament which helped contribute to their big losses.

It took 32 years before South Korea was again able to participate in the World Cup finals when they qualified for the 1986 World Cup held in Mexico City. They lost 3-1 to Argentina, held Bulgaria 1-1, and narrowly lost to Italy 3-2.

Until the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which it co-hosted with Japan, the South Korean team was unable to garner a single win at any of the tournaments. Despite spirited play and good effort, South Korea has lost or drawn all of its matches except for in the last two tournaments which were held in 2002 and 2006.

[edit] 2002 World Cup at home

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was hosted jointly with Japan. Led by Dutch coach Guus Hiddink and assistant coach Pim Verbeek, South Korea defeated Portugal as well as European powerhouses Italy and Spain. There was a world wind of controversy regarding this feat, and many people believe the South Korea fixed the game. Replays show a terrible amount of fouling made by the South Korean team, that they got away with. Still to this day there are questions surrounding this. Still, the amazing feat shown by the Korea Republic national football team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup brought fame and drew the attention of many different countries worldwide, which further led to scouting from several European Premier Leagues. The Koreans went on to become the first Asian national team to reach the World Cup semi-finals, going one step further than their North Korean counterparts who reached the quarter-finals at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England.

[edit] Road to Germany 2006

On June 8, 2005, South Korea qualified for their seventh World Cup by beating Kuwait 4-0 in Kuwait City.

The enthusiasm of the red-clad supporters, known as the "Red Devils", also made a huge impression on viewers worldwide. After the team success, football had an explosion of popularity in the country, where the game had traditionally been less popular than other games, such as baseball, formerly the most popular spectator sport in the country.

[edit] 2006 World Cup

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, South Korea achieved their first World Cup victory outside of Asia by beating Togo 2-1 in Frankfurt on June 13. Against France, the team managed a late equalizer from Park Ji-Sung to end up with a 1-1 tie and this put them tied with Switzerland on top of their group. However, they were knocked out of the tournament after a 2-0 loss against Switzerland, while France advanced with a 2-0 win against Togo.

[edit] 2010 World Cup qualifying

In the final round of South Africa 2010 World Cup qualifying, South Korea won the Group B with 16 points and qualified for the tournament finals.

South Korea's first match was another showdown with North Korea, whom they met in the previous qualifying round. For the third time in a row, the match ended in a draw. Hong Yong-Jo converted a penalty to put the North Koreans ahead in the 63rd minute, but Ki Sung-Yeung equalised five minutes later at a neutral venue in Shanghai.

In their second match, Korea Republic crushed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 4-1 at home. The South Koreans took the lead in the 19th minute when Daegu FC's Lee took a pass from Lee Chung-Yong and deflected shot off a defender that flew over the shoulder of goalkeeper Majed Naser. Park doubled the scoreline six minutes later when he stole a ball from a defender and blasted a shot into the upper right corner of the net. The lone goal for the UAE came from second-half substitute Ismail Al Hammadi who took advantage of a defensive lapse to slide in a shot in the 71st minute. Lee then struck again nine minutes later and Kwak Tae-hee had the final score.

South Korea scored a shock away win with a 2-0 defeat of Saudi Arabia, which was their first win against Saudi Arabia in 19 years. Lee Keun Ho scored the first goal in the 77th minute, rounding off a move that saw the ball passed all around the park before Saudi hopes were buried when AS Monaco striker Park Chu-Young rattled in a second one minute into injury time of the second-half after catching the hosts on the counter-attack. Their fourth match against Iran ended with a 1-1 draw at Tehran. Javad Nekounam, who plays for Spanish side Osasuna, sent more than 80,000 home fans wild when he fired home a close range free kick for Iran on the hour mark. However, Manchester United's Park Ji-Sung helped Korea Republic to a share of the spoils. Park pounced with a decisive header in the 81st minute when Iranian goalkeeper Mehdi Rahmati managed to only punch out an incoming free kick.

On June 6, 2009, South Korea qualified for their eighth World Cup finals by beating the UAE 2-0 in a home match. It is the seventh consecutive time that the South Koreans have qualified for the tournament. A few days later, South Korea drew 0-0 at home with Saudi Arabia, a team who at the time were still in the running for qualification. A 1-1 draw of their final match against Iran meant that South Korea was the only team unbeaten throughout the whole AFC qualifying campaign, with 7 wins and 7 draws in total. It also extended South Korea's unbeaten streak to 24 games, since losing to Chile by 0-1 in a friendly match on January 30, 2008. It also defeated Australia 3-1 in a friendly match soon after. They were currently undefeated for 27 matches but the record was currently broken by Serbia. South Korea dominated the Asian 2009/2010 award ceremony, winning national team of the year, coach of the year for the country's Huh Jung Moo and club of the year for the Pohang Steelers.

[edit] Recent and Forthcoming matches

Date Opponent Result Score Goals Venue Competition
February 1, 2009  Syria D 1:1 (0:0) 80' Hamzeh Al Aitoni (o.g.) (SYR)
90' Yehya Al Rashed (SYR)
Dubai, UAE Friendly
February 4, 2009  Bahrain D 2:2 (0:0) 63' Faouzi Aaish (BHR)
79' Kim Jung-Woo (KOR)
82' Mahmood Abdulrahman (BHR)
90+3' Lee Keun-Ho (KOR)
Dubai, UAE Friendly
February 11, 2009  Iran D 1:1 (0:0) 60' Javad Nekounam (IRN)
81' Park Ji-Sung (KOR)
Tehran, Iran 2010 World Cup Qualifier
March 28, 2009  Iraq W 2:1 (0:0) 49' Hwang Jae-Won (o.g.) (KOR)
54' Kim Chi-Woo (KOR)
70' Lee Keun-Ho (pen.) (KOR)
Suwon, Korea Friendly
April 1, 2009  Korea DPR W 1:0 (0:0) 88' Kim Chi-Woo (KOR) Seoul, Korea 2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 2, 2009  Oman D 0:0 (0:0) Dubai, UAE Friendly
June 6, 2009  United Arab Emirates W 2:0 (2:0) 5' Park Chu-Young (KOR)
37' Ki Sung-Yong (KOR)
Abu Dhabi, UAE 2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 10, 2009  Saudi Arabia D 0:0 (0:0) Seoul, Korea 2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 17, 2009  Iran D 1:1 (0:0) 51' Masoud Shojaei (IRN)
81' Park Ji-Sung (KOR)
Seoul, Korea 2010 World Cup Qualifier
August 12, 2009  Paraguay W 1:0 (0:0) 83' Park Chu-Young (KOR) Seoul, Korea Friendly
September 5, 2009  Australia W 3:1 (2:1) 5' Park Chu-Young (KOR)
20' Lee Jung-Soo (KOR)
34' Patrick Kisnorbo (AUS)
86' Seol Ki-hyeon (KOR)
Seoul, Korea Friendly
October 14, 2009  Senegal W 2:0 (1:0) 42' Ki Sung-Yong (KOR)
81' Oh Beom-Seok (KOR)
Seoul, Korea Friendly
November 14, 2009  Denmark D 0:0 (0:0) Esbjerg, Denmark Friendly
November 18, 2009  Serbia L 0:1 6' Nikola Zigic (SER) London, England Friendly
December, 2009  Russia (tentative) Friendly
January, 2010  Cameroon (tentative) Friendly
January, 2010  South Africa (tentative) Friendly
February 7, 2010  Hong Kong Tokyo, Japan 2010 East Asian Football Championship
February 10, 2010  China PR Tokyo, Japan 2010 East Asian Football Championship
February 14, 2010  Japan Tokyo, Japan 2010 East Asian Football Championship
March, 2010  Mexico (tentative) Friendly
March, 2010  United States (tentative) Friendly
April, 2010  Portugal (tentative) Friendly
April, 2010  Croatia (tentative) Friendly
May, 2010  Ghana (tentative) Friendly
May, 2010  Gabon (tentative) Friendly
June, 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup
June, 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup
June, 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup

[edit] World Cup record

World Cup Finals World Cup Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
1930 to 1950 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Switzerland 1954 Round 1 16 2 0 0 2 0 16 2 1 1 0 7 3
Sweden 1958 Entry not accepted by FIFA [3] [4] - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chile 1962 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 4 2 0 2 6 9
England 1966 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 4 1 2 1 6 5
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 8 3 4 1 10 4
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 12 5 6 1 16 9
Spain 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 3 2 0 1 7 4
Mexico 1986 Round 1 20 3 0 1 2 4 7 8 7 0 1 17 3
Italy 1990 Round 1 22 3 0 0 3 1 6 11 9 2 0 30 1
United States 1994 Round 1 20 3 0 2 1 4 5 13 9 3 1 32 5
France 1998 Round 1 30 3 0 1 2 2 9 12 9 2 1 28 8
South KoreaJapan 2002 Fourth Place 4 7 3 2 2 8 6 Host Nation
Germany 2006 Round 1 17 3 1 1 1 3 4 12 7 3 2 18 7
South Africa 2010 Qualified - - - - - - - 14 7 7 0 22 7
Total 8/19 24 4 7 13 22 53 103 62 30 11 199 65
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

[edit] FIFA Confederations Cup Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1992 to 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - -
South KoreaJapan 2001 Round 1 3 2 0 1 3 6
2003 to 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 1/8 3 2 0 1 3 6

[edit] Asian Cup record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 Champions 3 2 1 0 9 6
South Korea 1960 Champions 3 3 0 0 9 1
Israel 1964 Third Place 3 1 0 2 2 4
Iran 1968 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Thailand 1972 Runners-up 5 1 2 2 7 6
Iran 1976 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Kuwait 1980 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 12 6
Singapore 1984 Round 1 4 0 2 2 1 3
Qatar 1988 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 11 3
Japan 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 1996 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 7 11
Lebanon 2000 Third Place 6 3 1 2 9 6
People's Republic of China 2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 4
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Third Place 6 1 4 1 3 3
Qatar 2011 Qualified
Total 11/14 50 23 14 13 79 53
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

[edit] East Asian Football Championship Record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Japan 2003 Champions 3 2 1 0 4 1
South Korea 2005 Fourth Place 3 0 2 1 1 2
People's Republic of China 2008 Champions 3 1 2 0 5 4
Japan 2010 Qualified
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

[edit] Summer Olympics record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
United Kingdom 1948 Quarterfinals 2 1 0 1 5 15
Japan 1964 First Round 3 0 0 3 1 20
South Korea 1988 First Round 3 0 2 1 1 2
Spain 1992 First Round 3 0 3 0 2 2
United States 1996 First Round 3 1 1 1 2 2
Australia 2000 First Round 3 2 0 1 2 3
Greece 2004 Quarterfinals 4 1 2 1 8 8
People's Republic of China 2008 First Round 3 1 1 1 2 4
United Kingdom 2012
Total 8/16 24 6 9 9 23 56
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

[edit] Current squad

Squad called up for Friendly match against Denmark on 14 November (Esbjerg) and Serbia on 18 November 2009 (London)[5]. (Caps and goals as of 18 November 2009 against Serbia) *match by only Denmark

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeeper
1 GK Lee Woon-Jae 26 April 1973 (1973-04-26) (age 36) 123 0 South Korea Suwon Bluewings
18 GK Jung Sung-Ryong* 4 January 1985 (1985-01-04) (age 24) 12 0 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa
21 GK Kim Young-Kwang 28 June 1983 (1983-06-28) (age 26) 14 0 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Defender
2 DF Oh Beom-Seok 29 July 1984 (1984-07-29) (age 25) 30 1 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
3 DF Kim Dong-Jin 9 January 1982 (1982-01-09) (age 27) 59 2 Russia FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
4 DF Cho Yong-Hyung 3 November 1983 (1983-11-03) (age 26) 22 0 South Korea Jeju United
12 DF Lee Young-Pyo 23 April 1977 (1977-04-23) (age 32) 110 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
14 DF Lee Jung-Soo 8 January 1980 (1980-01-08) (age 29) 16 1 Japan Kyoto Sanga
22 DF Cha Du-Ri 25 July 1980 (1980-07-25) (age 29) 42 4 Germany SC Freiburg
23 DF Kim Hyung-Il 27 April 1984 (1984-04-27) (age 25) 2 0 South Korea Pohang Steelers
25 DF Kwak Tae-Hwi* 8 July 1981 (1981-07-08) (age 28) 8 3 South Korea Chunnam Dragons
Midfielder
5 MF Kim Nam-Il 14 March 1977 (1977-03-14) (age 32) 89 2 Japan Vissel Kobe
6 MF Cho Won-Hee 17 April 1983 (1983-04-17) (age 26) 36 1 England Wigan Athletic
7 MF Park Ji-Sung (c) 25 February 1981 (1981-02-25) (age 28) 84 11 England Manchester United
8 MF Kim Jung-Woo* 9 May 1982 (1982-05-09) (age 27) 47 2 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa
13 MF Kim Chi-Woo* 3 November 1983 (1983-11-03) (age 26) 23 2 South Korea FC Seoul
16 MF Ki Sung-Yong* 24 January 1989 (1989-01-24) (age 20) 17 4 South Korea FC Seoul
17 MF Lee Chung-Yong 2 July 1988 (1988-07-02) (age 21) 19 2 England Bolton Wanderers
19 MF Yeom Ki-Hoon 30 March 1983 (1983-03-30) (age 26) 27 3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
24 MF Kim Do-Heon 14 July 1982 (1982-07-14) (age 27) 54 11 South Korea Suwon Bluewings
Forward
9 FW Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 January 1979 (1979-01-08) (age 30) 83 19 England Fulham
10 FW Park Chu-Young 10 July 1985 (1985-07-10) (age 24) 39 13 France AS Monaco
11 FW Lee Keun-Ho 11 April 1985 (1985-04-11) (age 24) 27 8 Japan Júbilo Iwata
20 FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 (1979-04-29) (age 30) 75 22 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai

[edit] Recent Call Ups

The following players have also been called up to the Korea Republic squad within the last twelve months.

Goalkeepers

No players


Defenders
Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up
Lim Yoo-Hwan 2 December 1983 (1983-12-02) (age 25) 1 0 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Training session, January 2009
Kim Chi-Gon 29 July 1983 (1983-07-29) (age 26) 9 0 South Korea FC Seoul 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, 11 February 2009
Hwang Jae-Won 13 April 1981 (1981-04-13) (age 28) 3 0 South Korea Pohang Steelers 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Korea DPR, 1 April 2009
Kim Chang-Soo 12 September 1985 (1985-09-12) (age 24) 2 0 South Korea Busan I'Park Friendly match v. Oman, 3 June 20091
Kim Kun-Hoan 12 August 1986 (1986-08-12) (age 23) 0 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Friendly match v. Oman, 3 June 20091
Choi Hyo-Jin 18 August 1983 (1983-08-18) (age 26) 6 0 South Korea Pohang Steelers Friendly match v. Paraguay, 12 August 2009
Lee Gang-Jin 25 April 1986 (1986-04-25) (age 23) 0 0 Japan Jubilo Iwata Friendly match v. Paraguay, 12 August 2009
Kim Dong-Jin 9 January 1982 (1982-01-09) (age 27) 59 2 Russia Zenit Friendly match v. Senegal, 14 October 2009
Midfielders
Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up
Song Jung-Hyun 28 May 1976 (1976-05-28) (age 33) 2 0 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Training session, January 2009
Ha Dae-Sung 2 March 1985 (1985-03-02) (age 24) 2 0 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, 11 February 2009
Han Tae-You 31 March 1981 (1981-03-31) (age 28) 3 0 South Korea FC Seoul Training session, March 2009
Park Hyun-Beom 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 22) 1 0 South Korea Suwon Bluewings Friendly match v. Iraq, 28 March 2009
Choi Tae-Uk 13 March 1981 (1981-03-13) (age 28) 29 4 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Friendly match v. Oman, 3 June 20091
Oh Jang-Eun 24 July 1985 (1985-07-24) (age 24) 11 0 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Friendly match v. Paraguay, 12 August 2009
Lee Seung-Hyun 25 July 1985 (1985-07-25) (age 24) 1 0 South Korea Busan I'Park Friendly match v. Australia, 5 September 2009
Ko Yo-Han 7 March 1988 (1988-03-07) (age 21) 1 0 South Korea FC Seoul Friendly match v. Senegal, 14 October 2009
Forwards
Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up
Seo Dong-Hyun 5 June 1985 (1985-06-05) (age 24) 4 0 South Korea Suwon Bluewings Training session, January 2009
Jung Jo-Gook 23 April 1984 (1984-04-23) (age 25) 12 4 South Korea FC Seoul 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, 11 February 2009
Jeong Shung-Hoon 4 July 1979 (1979-07-04) (age 30) 8 0 South Korea Busan I'Park Friendly match v. Iraq, 28 March 2009
Lee Sang-Ho 9 May 1987 (1987-05-09) (age 22) 1 0 South Korea Suwon Bluewings Friendly match v. Iraq, 28 March 2009
Yoo Byung-Soo 26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) (age 21) 0 0 South Korea Incheon United Friendly match v. Oman, 3 June 20091
Bae Ki-Jong 26 May 1983 (1983-05-26) (age 26) 2 0 South Korea Suwon Bluewings 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. UAE, 6 June 2009
Yang Dong-Hyun 28 March 1986 (1986-03-28) (age 23) 2 0 South Korea Busan I'Park 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Saudi Arabia, 10 June 2009
Cho Dong-Keon 16 April 1986 (1986-04-16) (age 23) 1 0 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Friendly match v. Paraguay, 12 August 2009
Park Chu-Young 10 July 1985 (1985-07-10) (age 24) 38 13 France AS Monaco Friendly match v. Senegal, 14 October 2009

^ This match was not recognized A-match by FIFA.

[edit] Korea in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Group B

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Korea Republic 8 4 4 0 12 4 +8 16
 Korea DPR 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 12
 Saudi Arabia 8 3 3 2 8 8 0 12
 Iran 8 2 5 1 8 7 +1 11
 United Arab Emirates 8 0 1 7 6 17 −11 1
  Iran North Korea South Korea Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
Iran  2 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 0
Korea DPR  0 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 0 2 – 0
Korea Republic  1 – 1 1 – 0 0 – 0 4 – 1
Saudi Arabia  1 – 1 0 – 0 0 – 2 3 – 2
United Arab Emirates  1 – 1 1 – 2 0 – 2 1 – 2



2008-09-10
Korea DPR  1 – 1  Korea Republic

2008-10-15
Korea Republic  4 – 1  United Arab Emirates

2008-11-19
Saudi Arabia  0 – 2  Korea Republic

2009-02-11
Iran  1 – 1  Korea Republic

2009-04-01
Korea Republic  1 – 0  Korea DPR

2009-06-06
United Arab Emirates  0 – 2  Korea Republic

2009-06-10
Korea Republic  0 – 0  Saudi Arabia

2009-06-17
Korea Republic  1 – 1  Iran

[edit] National team record

Notable Results Achieved

Date Opponent Result Score1 Venue Competition
September 5th, 2009  Australia W 3-1 Seoul, Korea Friendly
August 12, 2009  Paraguay W 1–0 Seoul, Korea Friendly
November 11, 2008  Saudi Arabia W 2–0 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
February 6, 2007  Greece W 1–0 London, England Friendly
June 18, 2006  France D 1–1 Leipzig, Germany 2006 World Cup Group Match
June 13, 2006  Togo W 2–1 Frankfurt, Germany 2006 World Cup Group Match
February 15, 2006  Mexico W 1–0 Los Angeles, United States Friendly
January 29, 2006  Croatia W 2–0 Hong Kong, China 2006 Carlsberg Cup
November 12, 2005  Sweden D 2–2 Seoul, Korea Friendly
October 12, 2005  Iran W 2–0 Seoul, Korea Friendly
January 22, 2005  Sweden D 1–1 Carson, United States Friendly
December 19, 2004  Germany W 3–1 Busan, Korea Republic Friendly
June 5, 2004  Turkey W 2–1 Daegu, Korea Friendly
September 29, 2003  Nepal W 16–0 Incheon, Korea 2004 Asian Cup qualification
May 31, 2003  Japan W 1-0 Yokohama, Japan 2002 World Cup 1 year Anniversary Match
June 22, 2002  Spain W 0–0 (AET, 5 PK 3) Gwangju, Korea 2002 World Cup Round of Eight
June 18, 2002  Italy W 2–1 (AET) Daejeon, Korea 2002 World Cup Round of Sixteen
June 14, 2002  Portugal W 1–0 Incheon, Korea 2002 World Cup Group Match
June 4, 2002  Poland W 2–0 Busan, Korea 2002 World Cup Group Match
May 21, 2002  England D 1–1 Seogwipo, Korea Friendly
June 1, 2001  Mexico W 2–1 Seoul, Korea 2001 Confederations Cup
June 3, 2001  Australia W 1–0 Seoul, Korea 2001 Confederations Cup
October 23, 2000  Iran W 2–1 Beirut, Lebanon 2000 Asian Cup Quarterfinals
March 28, 1999  Brazil W 1–0 Seoul, Korea Republic Friendly
September 28, 1997  Japan W 2–1 Tokyo, Japan 1998 World Cup Qualifiers
June 14, 1997  Ghana W 3–0 Seoul, Korea 1997 Korea Cup Group Match
November 23, 1996  Colombia W 4–1 Seoul, Korea Friendly
June 17, 1994  Spain D 2–2 Los Angeles, United States 1994 World Cup Group Match
February 10, 1993  Ghana W 3–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1993 Merdeka Tournament Match
December 16, 1984  Chile W 3–1 Singapore, Singapore Friendly
March 7, 1954  Japan W 5–1 Tokyo, Japan 1954 World Cup Qualification
August 2, 1948  Mexico W 5–3 London, England 1948 Summer Olympic Games
July 6, 1948  Hong Kong W 5-1 Hong Kong, U.K. Friendly

[edit] Korea Republic World Cup captains

# Player World Cup Played As A Captain Caps
1 Park Kyu-Chong Switzerland 1954 unknown
2 Park Chang-Seon Mexico 1986 unknown
3 Chung Yong-Hwan Italy 1990 unknown
4 Choi In-Young USA 1994 48
5 Choi Young-Il France 1998 55
6 Hong Myung-Bo Korea/Japan 2002 135
7 Lee Woon-Jae Germany 2006 100

[edit] Current and Former Coaches

Name W L D Win % Start End
South Korea Huh Jung-Moo 14 2 13 December 7, 2007 Present
Netherlands Pim Verbeek 8 6 3 47.5 July 1, 2006 July 25, 2007
Netherlands Dick Advocaat 9 5 5 47.3 October 1, 2005 June 30, 2006
Netherlands Jo Bonfrere 11 6 8 44.0 June 24, 2004 August 23, 2005
South Korea Park Seong-Hwa (tem.) 1 1 2 25.0 April 20, 2004 June 15, 2004
Portugal Humberto Coelho 9 6 3 50.0 February 3, 2003 April 19, 2004
South Korea Kim Ho-Gon (tem.) 0 0 1 00.0 November 18, 2002 December 20, 2002
Netherlands Guus Hiddink 16 11 11 42.1 January 1, 2001 June 30, 2002
South Korea Huh Jung-Moo 18 11 5 52.9 October 14, 1998 November 13, 2000
South Korea Kim Pyung-Seok (tem.) 0 1 0 00.0 June 22, 1998 June 25, 1998
South Korea Cha Bum-Kun 22 11 8 53.7 January 8, 1997 June 21, 1998
South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 8 3 5 50.0 February 15, 1996 January 7, 1997
South Korea Go Jae-Wook 0 1 0 00.0 October 20, 1995 October 30, 1995
South Korea Jeong Byeong-Tak 0 0 0 00.0 September 16, 1995 September 30, 1995
South Korea Huh Jung-Moo 0 0 1 00.0 August 1, 1995 August 12, 1995
South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 1 0 1 50.0 April 26, 1995 July 31, 1995
Russia Anatoliy Byshovets 8 4 4 50.0 July 24, 1994 February 26, 1995
South Korea Kim Ho 14 16 8 36.8 July 8, 1992 July 23, 1994
South Korea Go Jae-Wook 3 3 0 50.0 May 22, 1991 July 27, 1991
South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 8 0 2 80.0 August 9, 1990 October 23, 1991
South Korea Lee Cha-Man 3 1 0 75.0 July 3, 1990 August 8, 1990
South Korea Lee Hoi-Taek 19 6 5 63.3 October 6, 1988 July 2, 1990
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam 2 0 0 100.0 July 6, 1988 October 5, 1988
South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 4 4 1 44.4 November 20, 1986 July 5, 1988
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam 15 4 7 57.7 March 19, 1985 November 19, 1986
South Korea Mun Jeong-Sik 4 3 3 40.0 July 3, 1984 March 18, 1985
South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 1 0 1 50.0 August 23, 1983 July 2, 1984
South Korea Cho Yoon-Ohk 4 2 0 66.7 January 29, 1983 August 22, 1983
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam 1 0 2 33.3 October 31, 1982 January 28, 1983
South Korea Choi Eun-Taek 0 0 0 00.0 June 19, 1982 October 30, 1982
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) 23 8 4 65.7 May 4, 1980 June 18, 1982
South Korea Jang Kyung-Hwan 7 0 1 87.5 March 29, 1979 May 3, 1980
South Korea Ham Heung-Cheol 18 2 1 85.7 March 2, 1978 March 28, 1979
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) 2 3 0 40.0 September 17, 1977 December 18, 1977
South Korea Choi Jung-Min 14 6 1 66.7 January 1, 1977 September 16, 1977
South Korea Mun Jeong-Sik 8 4 2 57.1 May 14, 1976 December 31, 1976
South Korea Ham Heung-Cheol 22 2 5 75.9 November 17, 1974 May 13, 1976
South Korea Choi Young-Keun 3 1 5 33.3 January 1974 November 17, 1974
South Korea Min Byung-Dae 10 5 2 58.8 December 21, 1972 December 1973
South Korea Ham Heung-Cheol 11 5 3 57.9 June 16, 1972 December 20, 1972
South Korea Park Byung-Seok 1 2 2 20.0 December 7, 1971 June 15, 1972
South Korea Hong Deok-Young 1 3 0 25.0 November 1971
South Korea Han Hong-Ki 17 8 2 63.0 February 13, 1970 October 6, 1971
South Korea Kang Jun-Young 4 1 0 80.0 November 1969 December 1969
South Korea Kim Yong-Sik 1 2 1 25.0 January 1969 October 1969
South Korea Park Il-Gap 4 0 2 66.7 August 1968 December 1968
South Korea Jang Kyung-Hwan 10 2 3 66.7 July 1967 November 1967
South Korea Min Byung-Dae 5 0 3 62.5 June 1966 December 1966
South Korea Hong Keon-Pyo 3 2 1 50.0 August 1965
South Korea Jeong Kook-Jin 0 0 0 00.0 September 1964
South Korea Min Byung-Dae March 1962
South Korea Lee Jong-Gap October 1961
South Korea Lee Yoo-Hyung March 1961
South Korea Wi Hye-Deok October 1960
South Korea Kim Yong-Sik March 1960
South Korea Jeong Kook-Jin July 1959
South Korea Kim Keun-Chan April 1958
South Korea Lee Yoo-Hyung August 1956
South Korea Park Jung-Hwi December 1955
South Korea Kim Yong-Sik June 1954
South Korea Lee Yoo-Hyung March 1954
South Korea Kim Hwa-Jip April 1952 February 1954
South Korea Park Jung-Hwi December 1948 April 1950
South Korea Lee Young-Min June 1948
South Korea Park Jung-Hwi May 1948

[edit] Rivalries

South Korea's primary rival is Japan. In the past, South Korea nearly always defeated or tied Japan. But in the past few years, the Japanese team has improved greatly and is currently ranked higher than the South Korean team. Another well known rival is Iran.

Another well-known rivalry is with neighbour China. It is interesting to note that while China has played about 30 matches against South Korea since 1950 they have never won a head-to-head match. In addition, South Korea has a far better record than China whom have only qualified for a single World Cup tournament versus eight (seven of those being consecutive) for South Korea. This is despite China finishing higher than South Korea in a number of regional tournaments. The Chinese media has coined the term Koreaphobia to describe such an embarrassing phenomenon for the China's team.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 첫A매치 골은 故정남식·정국진씨, 《문화일보》, 2007-08-06 (Korean)
  2. ^ "Korean derby takes centre stage". Fifa.com. 2008-01-20. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/standings/group=250439/analysis.html. Retrieved 2008-02-07. 
  3. ^ FIFA Fact Sheet - History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition Page 35 accessed 22 November 2009
  4. ^ http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/07/2009060700026.html
  5. ^ "Team Squad (For Friendly Match vs. Danmark/Serbia- 02.11.2009)". Korea Football Association. http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng_kfa/koreateam/km_player_list.asp?k_team_type=1. Retrieved 2009-11-02. 

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[edit] Titles

Preceded by
Inaugural Champion
Asian Champions
1956 (First title)
1960 (Second title)
Succeeded by
1964 Israel 
Preceded by
1964 Myanmar 
Asian Games Champions
1970 (First title)
Succeeded by
1974 Iran 
Preceded by
1974 Iran 
Asian Games Champions
1978 (Second title)
Succeeded by
1982 Iraq 
Preceded by
1982 Iraq 
Asian Games Champions
1986 (Third title)
Succeeded by
1990 Iran 
Preceded by
Inaugural Champion
EAFF Champions
2003 (First title)
Succeeded by
2005 China PR 
Preceded by
2005 China PR 
EAFF Champions
2008 (Second title)
Succeeded by
Incumbent