South Korea national football team
| Nickname(s) | Taegeuk Warriors (태극전사 / 太極戰士), The Red Devils (붉은 악마) |
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| Association | Korea Football Association | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Choi Kang-Hee | ||
| Asst coach | Choi Duck-Joo | ||
| Captain | Kwak Tae-Hwi | ||
| Most caps | Hong Myung-Bo (135) | ||
| Top scorer | Cha Bum-Kun (55) | ||
| FIFA code | KOR | ||
| FIFA ranking | 34 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 17 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 62 (February 1996) | ||
| Elo ranking | 21 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 15 (Sep 1980, Jun 2002) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 82 (August 1967) | ||
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| First international | |||
(London, England; August 2, 1948) |
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| Biggest win | |||
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
(London, England; August 5, 1948) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1954) | ||
| Best result | 4th Place, 2002 | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 1956) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 1956 and 1960 | ||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2000) | ||
| Best result | 4th, 2002 | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2001) | ||
| Best result | First Round, 2001 | ||
The Korea Republic national football team (Korean: 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀, Daehanminguk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Team) represents Korea Republic (South Korea) in international football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association. Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments, which is the most amount of appearances for an Asian country. Korea Republic became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages, at the 2002 tournament, and also won the first two editions of the AFC Asian Cup.
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[edit] History
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 seven consecutive World Cup finals (from 1986), making a total of eight World Cup finals in all.
In their first World Cup finals tournament, the 1954 World Cup as the second Asian team to ever enter the World Cup after the Dutch East Indies, South Korea played games against Hungary and Turkey, losing 9–0 and 7–0 respectively. It took 32 years before South Korea were able to participate in the World Cup finals again, when they qualified for the 1986 World Cup held in Mexico City.
They lost 3–1 to Argentina, drew 1–1 with Bulgaria, and lost 3–2 to Italy.
This difficult streak held until the 2002 FIFA World Cup (which it co-hosted with Japan), in which the South Korean national team earned many wins and finished fourth place overall.
[edit] 2002 World Cup
South Korea was one of the host nations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament, along with Japan. Led by Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, and assistant coach Pim Verbeek, South Korean team achieved their first ever victory in the first stage (2–0, against Poland), and after a 1–1 draw with the USA, and a further 1–0 victory against heavily-favored Portugal, the South Korean team qualified for the second round.
The USA's shock 3-2 win over Portugal, together with a draw against South Korea was enough to send them through, even though they lost 1-3 against Poland. Portugal were eliminated with one win and two losses, including one against South Korea. Poland were also eliminated, despite beating the USA in their final game.
Their second round opponents were Italy, who were defeated 2–1 after extra time. The South Korea public then began to dream of a semi-final berth, which was attained on defeating Spain on penalties. They surpassed the record of their North Korean counterparts 36 years before.
The South Korean team's run was halted by a 1-0 loss to Germany in the semi-finals, and a 3–2 defeat to Turkey in the third-place playoff. The Korean players were given Military service exemptions after this feat, despite the fact that their 2010 run up to the Last 16 was as impressive due to it being overseas.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
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2 – 0 | Asiad Main Stadium, Busan | |
| South Korea |
1 – 1 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu | |
| Portugal |
0 – 1 | Munhak Stadium, Incheon | |
| Round of 16 | |||
| South Korea |
2 – 1 | Purple Arena, Daejeon | |
| Quarter-finals | |||
| Spain |
0 – 0 | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju | |
| Semi-finals | |||
| Germany |
1 – 0 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul | |
| Third place match | |||
| South Korea |
2 – 3 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu |
[edit] 2006 World Cup
During the 2006 World Cup, South Korea achieved their first World Cup victory outside Asia by beating Togo 2–1. They then drew 1–1 against eventual finalists France, but lost 2–0 to Switzerland, which knocked them out of the tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| South Korea |
2 – 1 | FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt | |
| France |
1 – 1 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig | |
| Switzerland |
2 – 0 | FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover |
[edit] 2010 World Cup
South Korea won the 2010 World Cup AFC qualification with 16 points – 7 wins and 7 draws in total – making them the only team unbeaten throughout the whole campaign. They then qualified for the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup Group B with 4 points, winning 2–0 against Greece, losing 4–1 to Argentina and drawing 2–2 with Nigeria. At the knockout stage they met Uruguay, which ended in a 2-1 loss for South Korea, eliminating them from the tournament.
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| South Korea |
2 – 0 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| Argentina |
4 – 1 | Soccer City, Johannesburg | |
| Nigeria |
2 – 2 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban | |
| Round of 16 | |||
| Uruguay |
2 – 1 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
[edit] Recent results
Win Draw Loss
Friendly
| 25 March 2011 | South Korea |
4 – 0 | ||||
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Lee Jung-Soo Kim Jung-Woo Park Chu-Young Lee Keun-Ho |
Attendance: 31,224 Referee: Sato Ryuji (Japan) |
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| 3 June 2011 | South Korea |
2 – 1 | ||||
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Park Chu-Young Kim Young-Kwon |
Petrović |
Attendance: 40,876 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi (United Arab Emirates) |
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| 7 June 2011 | South Korea |
2 – 1 | ||||
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Ji Dong-Won Koo Ja-Cheol |
Gyan |
Attendance: 41,271 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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| 10 August 2011 | Japan |
3 – 0 | ||||
| 19:30 JST | Kagawa Honda |
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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| 7 October 2011 | South Korea |
2 – 2 | ||||
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Park Chu-Young |
Lewandowski Błaszczykowski |
Attendance: 33,225 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
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| 25 February 2012 | South Korea |
4 – 2 | ||||
| 14:00 UTC+9 | Lee Dong-Gook Kim Chi-Woo |
Rakhimov Andreev |
Attendance: 28,391 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand) |
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2014 World Cup Qualifiers
| Third Round 2 September 2011 | South Korea |
6 – 0 | ||||
| 20:00 UTC+09:00 | Park Chu-Young Ji Dong-Won Kim Jung-Woo |
Report | Attendance: 37,655 Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore) |
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| Third Round 6 September 2011 | Kuwait |
1 – 1 | ||||
| 20:00 UTC+03:00 | Fadel |
Report | Park Chu-Young |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
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| Third Round 11 October 2011 | South Korea |
2 – 1 | ||||
| 20:00 UTC+09:00 | Park Chu-Young Al Kamali |
Report | Matar |
Attendance: 28,689 Referee: Tan Hai (China PR) |
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| Third Round 11 November 2011 | United Arab Emirates |
0 – 2 | ||||
| 16:45 UTC+4 | Report | Lee Keun-Ho Park Chu-Young |
Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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| Third Round 15 November 2011 | Lebanon |
2 – 1 | ||||
| 14:30 UTC+2 | Al Saadi Ali Atwi |
Report | Koo Ja-Cheol |
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
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| Third Round 29 February 2012 | South Korea |
2 – 0 | ||||
| 21:00 UTC+9 | Lee Dong-Gook Lee Keun-Ho |
Report | Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
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[edit] Coaching staff
| South Korea national football team | |
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| Hangul | 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀 |
| Hanja | 大韓民國 蹴球 國家代表 |
| Revised Romanization | Daehan Minguk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Tim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Minkuk Ch'ukku Kukka Taep'yo T'im |
| Position | Name | Notes |
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[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
Match Date: 25 and 29 February 2012
Opposition:
Uzbekistan (friendly match) and
Kuwait (2014 World Cup qualification matches)
Caps and goals correct as of: 29 February 2012
[edit] Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the South Korea squad within last 12 months. Retired Players are not listed.
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[edit] Records
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[edit] Squads
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[edit] Competitive record
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
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[edit] AFC Asian CupMain article: South Korea at the AFC Asian Cup
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[edit] FIFA Confederations Cup
[edit] East Asian Football Championship
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[edit] Olympics Games
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[edit] Asian Games
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[edit] Managers
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[edit] Honours
- Fourth place (1): 2002
[edit] Other awards
- Holders: 31 January 1995 - 4 February 1995
- Winners (1): 2002
[edit] National team record
[edit] Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include Fila, Nike, KT, Hana Bank, Hyundai, Daum, Kyobo Life, Asiana Airlines, E1 Corp., Samsung, Sportstoto, Hite, and Samil-Pharm.
[edit] Kits
| Period | Sponsors | Notes |
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| 1977–1986 | Adidas was South Korea's first official kit sponsor | |
| 1986–1988 | Sports Fashion Brand of Samsung C&T Corporation | |
| 1988–1995 | Weekend was renamed Rapido in 1988 | |
| 1995–present |
[edit] Kit Evolution
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1. 1995 Nike Kits, Rapido provided from the first project that was the traditional uniform.
[edit] See also
- Korea Football Association
- South Korea national football team results
- South Korea national football team records
- Be the Reds!
- Red Devil
- North Korea-South Korea football encounters
- List of national football teams
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ "대표선수도 국제경기서 버젓이 서독 아디다스, 일본 미즈노등 외제 스포츠용품 국내시장 석권". Kyunghyang Sinmun. 1981-02-27. http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1981-02-07&officeId=00032&pageNo=8&printNo=10879&publishType=00020&articleId=1981020700329208014.(Korean)
- ^ "필승!위크엔드스포츠-멕시코월드컵에서 대표팀과 함께 뜁니다". Kyunghyang Newspaper. 1986-05-30. http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1986-05-30&officeId=00032&pageNo=9&printNo=12515&publishType=00020&articleId=1986053000329209013.(Korean)
- ^ "월드컵 상혼 장외서 뜨거운 "광고전쟁"". Kyunghyang Newspaper. 1990-06-20. http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=3&printCount=1&publishDate=1990-06-20&officeId=00032&pageNo=20&printNo=13764&publishType=00020&articleId=1990062000329220001.(Korean)
- ^ "축구협회 월드컵유니폼 교체 '후원금 최소 100억'". Kyunghyang Newspaper. 1997-12-11. http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1997121100329114017&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1997-12-11&officeId=00032&pageNo=14&printNo=16298&publishType=00010.(Korean)
[edit] External links
- Korea Football Association (Korean)
- South Korea Red Devils (Korean)
- South Korea Nike (English)
- South Korea (Korea Republic) FIFA (English)
- ROKfootball - News, info and features on Korean football (English)
[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 |
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EAFF Champions 2003 (First title) |
Succeeded by 2005 China PR |
| Preceded by 2005 China PR |
EAFF Champions 2008 (Second title) |
Succeeded by 2010 China PR |
| Preceded by 2001 China PR |
AFC Men's Team of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by 2003 Iraq |
| Preceded by 2008 Japan |
AFC Men's Team of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by 2010 Japan |
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