Korea Republic national football team

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Korea Republic
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Taegeuk Jeonsa (Taegeuk Warriors) (태극전사), Tigers of Asia, Reds
Association Daehan Chukgu Hyeophoe
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Flag of 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 48
Highest FIFA ranking 17 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking 56 (February 1996)
Elo ranking 38
Highest Elo ranking 15 (Sep 1980, Jun 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking 59 (August 1967)
Team colours
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Home colours
Team colours
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Away colours
First international
Flag of South Korea South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico Flag of Mexico
(London, England; August 2, 1948)
Biggest win
Flag of South Korea South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal Flag of Nepal
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Sweden Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea Flag of 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.[1]

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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 tied 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. Driven by the enthusiastic support of home fans, 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.

[edit] Forthcoming matches

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
February 1, 2009  Syria 1:1 (0:0) 80' Hamzeh Al Aitoni (o.g.) (SYR)
90' Yehya Al Rashed (SYR)
Dubai, UAE Friendly
February 4, 2009  Bahrain 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 1:1 (0:0) 60' Javad Nekounam (IRN)
81' Park Ji-Sung (KOR)
Tehran, Iran 2010 World Cup Qualifier
March 28, 2009  Iraq 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 1:0 (0:0) 88' Kim Chi-Woo (KOR) Seoul, Korea 2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 2, 2009  Oman 0:0 Dubai, UAE Friendly
June 6, 2009  United Arab Emirates 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 0:0 (0:0) Seoul, Korea 2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 17, 2009  Iran 1:1 (0:0) 51' Masoud Shojaei (IRN)
81' Park Ji-Sung (KOR)
Seoul, Korea 2010 World Cup Qualifier
August 12, 2009  Paraguay Seoul, Korea Friendly
September 5, 2009  Australia Seoul, Korea Friendly
October 10, 2009  Senegal Seoul, Korea Friendly

[edit] World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Flag of Switzerland 1954 Round 1 16 2 0 0 2 0 16
Flag of Mexico 1986 Round 1 20 3 0 1 2 4 7
Flag of Italy 1990 Round 1 22 3 0 0 3 1 6
Flag of the United States 1994 Round 1 20 3 0 2 1 4 5
Flag of France1998 Round 1 30 3 0 1 2 2 9
Flag of South KoreaFlag of Japan 2002 Fourth Place 4 7 3 2 2 8 6
Flag of Germany 2006 Round 1 17 3 1 1 1 3 4
Flag of South Africa 2010 Qualified
Total 8 24 4 7 13 22 53
*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
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1995 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Mexico 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of South KoreaFlag of Japan 2001 Round 1 3 2 0 1 3 6
Flag of France 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Germany 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of South Africa 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
Flag of Hong Kong 1956 Champions 3 2 1 0 9 6
Flag of South Korea 1960 Champions 3 3 0 0 9 1
Flag of Israel 1964 Third Place 3 1 0 2 2 4
Flag of Iran 1968 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Thailand 1972 Runners-up 5 1 2 2 7 6
Flag of Iran 1976 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Kuwait 1980 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 12 6
Flag of Singapore 1984 Round 1 4 0 2 2 1 3
Flag of Qatar 1988 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 11 3
Flag of Japan 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of the United Arab Emirates 1996 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 7 11
Flag of Lebanon 2000 Third Place 6 3 1 2 9 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China 2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 4
Flag of IndonesiaFlag of MalaysiaFlag of ThailandFlag of Vietnam 2007 Third Place 6 1 4 1 3 3
Flag of 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 Cup record

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

[edit] Summer Olympics record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Flag of the United Kingdom 1948 Quarterfinals 2 1 0 1 5 15
Flag of Japan 1964 First Round 3 0 0 3 1 20
Flag of South Korea 1988 First Round 3 0 2 1 1 2
Flag of Spain 1992 First Round 3 0 3 0 2 2
Flag of the United States 1996 First Round 3 1 1 1 2 2
Flag of Australia 2000 First Round 3 2 0 1 2 3
Flag of Greece 2004 Quarterfinals 4 1 2 1 8 8
Flag of the People's Republic of China 2008 First Round 3 1 1 1 2 4
Flag of the 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 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against from UAE on June 6, 2009 to Iran on June 17, 2009.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeeper
1 GK Lee Woon-Jae (Vice-Captain) April 26, 1973 (1973-04-26) (age 36) 120 0 Flag of South Korea Suwon Samsung
GK Kim Young-Kwang June 28, 1983 (1983-06-28) (age 26) 14 0 Flag of South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
18 GK Jung Sung-Ryong January 4, 1985 (1985-01-04) (age 24) 12 0 Flag of South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa
Defender
14 DF Lee Jung-Soo January 8, 1980 (1980-01-08) (age 29) 12 0 Flag of Japan Kyoto Sanga
4 DF Cho Yong-Hyung November 3, 1983 (1983-11-03) (age 25) 18 0 Flag of South Korea Jeju United
12 DF Lee Young-Pyo April 23, 1977 (1977-04-23) (age 32) 106 5 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
5 DF Kim Dong-Jin January 9, 1982 (1982-01-09) (age 27) 59 2 Flag of Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
2 DF Oh Beom-Seok July 29, 1984 (1984-07-29) (age 24) 27 0 Flag of Russia Krylya Sovetov Samara
DF Kim Chang-Soo September 12, 1985 (1985-09-12) (age 23) 3 0 Flag of South Korea Busan I'Park
15 DF Kim Hyung-Il April 27, 1984 (1984-04-27) (age 25) 2 0 Flag of South Korea Pohang Steelers
6 DF Lee Gang-Jin April 25, 1986 (1986-04-25) (age 23) 1 0 Flag of South Korea Busan I'Park
DF Kim Kun-Hoan August 12, 1986 (1986-08-12) (age 22) 1 0 Flag of Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
Midfielder
7 MF Park Ji-Sung (Captain) February 25, 1981 (1981-02-25) (age 28) 81 11 Flag of England Manchester United
16 MF Ki Sung-Yong January 24, 1989 (1989-01-24) (age 20) 14 3 Flag of South Korea FC Seoul
17 MF Lee Chung-Yong July 2, 1988 (1988-07-02) (age 21) 16 2 Flag of South Korea FC Seoul
MF Kim Chi-Woo November 11, 1983 (1983-11-11) (age 25) 22 2 Flag of South Korea FC Seoul
3 MF Cho Won-Hee April 17, 1983 (1983-04-17) (age 26) 33 1 Flag of England Wigan Athletic
8 MF Kim Jung-Woo May 9, 1982 (1982-05-09) (age 27) 44 2 Flag of South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa
13 MF Choi Tae-Uk March 13, 1981 (1981-03-13) (age 28) 30 4 Flag of South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Forward
11 FW Lee Keun-Ho April 11, 1985 (1985-04-11) (age 24) 23 8 Flag of France Paris Saint-Germain
10 FW Park Chu-Young July 10, 1985 (1985-07-10) (age 24) 36 11 Flag of France Monaco
FW Shin Young-Rok March 27, 1987 (1987-03-27) (age 22) 3 0 Flag of Turkey Bursaspor
FW Bae Ki-Jong May 26, 1983 (1983-05-26) (age 26) 3 0 Flag of South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
9 FW Yang Dong-Hyun March 28, 1986 (1986-03-28) (age 23) 3 0 Flag of South Korea Busan I'Park
FW Yoo Byung-Soo March 26, 1988 (1988-03-26) (age 21) 1 0 Flag of South Korea Incheon United

[edit] Recent Call Ups

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

Goalkeepers
Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up
Yeom Dong-Gyun September 6, 1983 (1983-09-06) (age 25) 0 0 Flag of South Korea Chunnam Dragons Training session, October, 2008
Defenders
Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up
Kang Min-Soo February 14, 1986 (1986-02-14) (age 23) 25 0 Flag of South Korea Jeju United 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Korea DPR, April 1, 2009
Hwang Jae-Won April 13, 1981 (1981-04-13) (age 28) 3 0 Flag of South Korea Pohang Steelers 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Korea DPR, April 1, 2009
Kwak Tae-Hwi July 8, 1981 (1981-07-08) (age 28) 7 3 Flag of South Korea Chunnam Dragons 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. UAE, October 15, 2008
Lim Yoo-Hwan December 2, 1983 (1983-12-02) (age 25) 1 0 Flag of South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Training session, January, 2009
Kwak Hee-Ju October 15, 1981 (1981-10-15) (age 27) 6 0 Flag of South Korea Suwon Bluewings 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Jordan, June 7, 2008
Cho Byung-Kuk July 1, 1981 (1981-07-01) (age 28) 11 1 Flag of South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Training session, May,2008
Kim Jin-Kyu February 16, 1985 (1985-02-16) (age 24) 41 3 Flag of South Korea FC Seoul 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Korea DPR, September 10, 2008
Choi Hyo-Jin August 18, 1983 (1983-08-18) (age 25) 6 0 Flag of South Korea Pohang Steelers 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, February 11, 2009
Kim Chi-Gon July 29, 1983 (1983-07-29) (age 25) 9 0 Flag of South Korea FC Seoul 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, February 11, 2009
Midfielders
Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up
Han Tae-You March 31, 1981 (1981-03-31) (age 28) 3 0 Flag of South Korea FC Seoul Training session, March, 2009
Park Hyun-Beom May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 22) 1 0 Flag of South Korea Suwon Bluewings Friendly match v. Iraq, March 28, 2009
Song Jung-Hyun May 28, 1976 (1976-05-28) (age 33) 2 0 Flag of South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Training session, January, 2009
Kim Hyung-Bum January 1, 1984 (1984-01-01) (age 25) 3 0 Flag of South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Friendly match v. Qatar, November 13, 2008
Kim Do-Heon July 14, 1982 (1982-07-14) (age 27) 52 11 Flag of England West Bromwich Albion 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Korea DPR, September 10, 2008
Lee Ho October 22, 1984 (1984-10-22) (age 24) 24 1 Flag of South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Friendly match v. Jordan, September 5, 2008
Kim Nam-Il March 14, 1977 (1977-03-14) (age 32) 86 2 Flag of Japan Vissel Kobe 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Korea DPR, September 10, 2008
Oh Jang-Eun July 24, 1985 (1985-07-24) (age 23) 10 0 Flag of South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Training session, May, 2008
Ha Dae-Sung March 2, 1985 (1985-03-02) (age 24) 2 0 Flag of South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, February 11, 2009
Yeom Ki-Hoon March 30, 1983 (1983-03-30) (age 26) 23 3 Flag of South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, February 11, 2009
Forwards
Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up
Jeong Shung-Hoon July 4, 1979 (1979-07-04) (age 30) 8 0 Flag of South Korea Busan I'Park Friendly match v. Iraq, March 28, 2009
Lee Sang-Ho May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09) (age 22) 1 0 Flag of South Korea Suwon Bluewings Friendly match v. Iraq, March 28, 2009
Seo Dong-Hyun June 5, 1985 (1985-06-05) (age 24) 4 0 Flag of South Korea Suwon Bluewings Training session, January, 2009
Choi Sung-Kuk February 8, 1983 (1983-02-08) (age 26) 24 2 Flag of South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Friendly match v. Uzbekistan, October 13, 2008
Lee Chun-Soo July 9, 1981 (1981-07-09) (age 28) 79 10 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Korea DPR, September 10, 2008
Cho Jae-Jin July 9, 1981 (1981-07-09) (age 28) 40 10 Flag of Japan Gamba Osaka 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Korea DPR, September 10, 2008
Seol Ki-Hyeon January 8, 1979 (1979-01-08) (age 30) 79 18 Flag of England Fulham 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Turkmenistan, June 14, 2008
Ahn Jung-Hwan January 27, 1976 (1976-01-27) (age 33) 68 17 Flag of the People's Republic of China Dalian Shide 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Jordan, June 7, 2008
Jung Jo-Gook April 23, 1984 (1984-04-23) (age 25) 12 4 Flag of South Korea FC Seoul 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, February 11, 2009

[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
  Flag of Iran Flag of North Korea Flag of South Korea Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of the 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
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
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
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

[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
Flag of South Korea Huh Jung-Moo 10 1 12 45.5 December 7, 2007 Present
Flag of the Netherlands Pim Verbeek 8 6 3 47.5 July 1, 2006 July 25, 2007
Flag of the Netherlands Dick Advocaat 9 5 5 47.3 October 1, 2005 June 30, 2006
Flag of the Netherlands Jo Bonfrere 11 6 8 44.0 June 24, 2004 August 23, 2005
Flag of South Korea Park Seong-Hwa (tem.) 1 1 2 25.0 April 20, 2004 June 15, 2004
Flag of Portugal Humberto Coelho 9 6 3 50.0 February 3, 2003 April 19, 2004
Flag of South Korea Kim Ho-Gon (tem.) 0 0 1 00.0 November 18, 2002 December 20, 2002
Flag of the Netherlands Guus Hiddink 16 11 11 42.1 January 1, 2001 June 30, 2002
Flag of South Korea Huh Jung-Moo 18 11 5 52.9 October 14, 1998 November 13, 2000
Flag of South Korea Kim Pyung-Seok (tem.) 0 1 0 00.0 June 22, 1998 June 25, 1998
Flag of South Korea Cha Bum-Kun 22 11 8 53.7 January 8, 1997 June 21, 1998
Flag of South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 8 3 5 50.0 February 15, 1996 January 7, 1997
Flag of South Korea Go Jae-Wook 0 1 0 00.0 October 20, 1995 October 30, 1995
Flag of South Korea Jeong Byeong-Tak 0 0 0 00.0 September 16, 1995 September 30, 1995
Flag of South Korea Huh Jung-Moo 0 0 1 00.0 August 1, 1995 August 12, 1995
Flag of South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 1 0 1 50.0 April 26, 1995 July 31, 1995
Flag of Russia Anatoliy Byshovets 8 4 4 50.0 July 24, 1994 February 26, 1995
Flag of South Korea Kim Ho 14 16 8 36.8 July 8, 1992 July 23, 1994
Flag of South Korea Go Jae-Wook 3 3 0 50.0 May 22, 1991 July 27, 1991
Flag of South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 8 0 2 80.0 August 9, 1990 October 23, 1991
Flag of South Korea Lee Cha-Man 3 1 0 75.0 July 3, 1990 August 8, 1990
Flag of South Korea Lee Hoi-Taek 19 6 5 63.3 October 6, 1988 July 2, 1990
Flag of South Korea Kim Jung-Nam 2 0 0 100.0 July 6, 1988 October 5, 1988
Flag of South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 4 4 1 44.4 November 20, 1986 July 5, 1988
Flag of South Korea Kim Jung-Nam 15 4 7 57.7 March 19, 1985 November 19, 1986
Flag of South Korea Mun Jeong-Sik 4 3 3 40.0 July 3, 1984 March 18, 1985
Flag of South Korea Park Jong-Hwan 1 0 1 50.0 August 23, 1983 July 2, 1984
Flag of South Korea Cho Yoon-Ohk 4 2 0 66.7 January 29, 1983 August 22, 1983
Flag of South Korea Kim Jung-Nam 1 0 2 33.3 October 31, 1982 January 28, 1983
Flag of South Korea Choi Eun-Taek 0 0 0 00.0 June 19, 1982 October 30, 1982
Flag of South Korea Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) 23 8 4 65.7 May 4, 1980 June 18, 1982
Flag of South Korea Jang Kyung-Hwan 7 0 1 87.5 March 29, 1979 May 3, 1980
Flag of South Korea Ham Heung-Cheol 18 2 1 85.7 March 2, 1978 March 28, 1979
Flag of South Korea Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) 2 3 0 40.0 September 17, 1977 December 18, 1977
Flag of South Korea Choi Jung-Min 14 6 1 66.7 January 1, 1977 September 16, 1977
Flag of South Korea Mun Jeong-Sik 8 4 2 57.1 May 14, 1976 December 31, 1976
Flag of South Korea Ham Heung-Cheol 22 2 5 75.9 November 17, 1974 May 13, 1976
Flag of South Korea Choi Young-Keun 3 1 5 33.3 January 1974 November 17, 1974
Flag of South Korea Min Byung-Dae 10 5 2 58.8 December 21, 1972 December 1973
Flag of South Korea Ham Heung-Cheol 11 5 3 57.9 June 16, 1972 December 20, 1972
Flag of South Korea Park Byung-Seok 1 2 2 20.0 December 7, 1971 June 15, 1972
Flag of South Korea Hong Deok-Young 1 3 0 25.0 November 1971
Flag of South Korea Han Hong-Ki 17 8 2 63.0 February 13, 1970 October 6, 1971
Flag of South Korea Kang Jun-Young 4 1 0 80.0 November 1969 December 1969
Flag of South Korea Kim Yong-Sik 1 2 1 25.0 January 1969 October 1969
Flag of South Korea Park Il-Gap 4 0 2 66.7 August 1968 December 1968
Flag of South Korea Jang Kyung-Hwan 10 2 3 66.7 July 1967 November 1967
Flag of South Korea Min Byung-Dae 5 0 3 62.5 June 1966 December 1966
Flag of South Korea Hong Keon-Pyo 3 2 1 50.0 August 1965
Flag of South Korea Jeong Kook-Jin 0 0 0 00.0 September 1964
Flag of South Korea Min Byung-Dae March 1962
Flag of South Korea Lee Jong-Gap October 1961
Flag of South Korea Lee Yoo-Hyung March 1961
Flag of South Korea Wi Hye-Deok October 1960
Flag of South Korea Kim Yong-Sik March 1960
Flag of South Korea Jeong Kook-Jin July 1959
Flag of South Korea Kim Keun-Chan April 1958
Flag of South Korea Lee Yoo-Hyung August 1956
Flag of South Korea Park Jung-Hwi December 1955
Flag of South Korea Kim Yong-Sik June 1954
Flag of South Korea Lee Yoo-Hyung March 1954
Flag of South Korea Kim Hwa-Jip April 1952 February 1954
Flag of South Korea Park Jung-Hwi December 1948 April 1950
Flag of South Korea Lee Young-Min June 1948
Flag of South Korea Park Jung-Hwi May 1948

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Korean derby takes centre stage". Fifa.com. 2008-01-20. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/standings/group=250439/analysis.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-07. 

Korea were the first Asian team to beat big teams such as Germany, Brazil, Croatia, Portugal, etc.

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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
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