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South Korea
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Taegeuk Warriors
(태극전사 / 太極戰士),
Tigers of Asia,
Red Devils (붉은 악마)
AssociationKorea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachSouth Korea Cho Kwang-Rae
CaptainPark Chu-Young
Most capsHong Myung-Bo (136)
Top scorerCha Bum-Kun (55)
Home stadiumSeoul World Cup Stadium
FIFA codeKOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current32
Highest17 (December 1998)
Lowest62 (February 1996)
First international
 South Korea 5–1 Hong Kong 
(Hong Kong; July 6, 1948)
Biggest win
 South Korea 16–0 Nepal   
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 0–12 Sweden 
(London, England; August 5, 1948)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1954)
Best result4th Place, 2002
Asian Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1956)
Best resultChampions, 1956 and 1960
East Asian Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2003)
Best resultChampions, 2003 and 2008
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2001)
Best result1st Round, 2001

The South Korea National Football Team (or Korea Republic National Football Team, Korean: Daehanminguk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Team) represents South Korea in international football competitions. The team is recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA to distinguish it from Korea DPR in the north.

South Korea is the most successful asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup. South Korea has participated in eight World Cup final tournaments, the most appearances for an asian country, and became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-finals, in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [1] It won the first two editions of the AFC Asian Cup.


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.

Appearances in the FIFA World Cup

Team 1930
(13) 		1934
(16) 		1938
(15) 		1950
(13) 		1954
(16) 		1958
(16) 		1962
(16) 		1966
(16) 		1970
(16) 		1974
(16) 		1978
(16) 		1982
(24) 		1986
(24) 		1990
(24) 		1994
(24) 		1998
(32) 		2002
(32) 		2006
(32) 		2010
(32) 		2014
(32) 		2018
(32) 		2022
(32)
 South Korea × × × × R1
16th		 × • × • • • • R1
20th		 R1
22nd		 R1
20th		 R1
30th		 4th R1
17th		 R2
15th

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, thereby surpassing the record of their North Korean counterparts 36 years before.

The South Korean team's run was halted by lost 1-0 to Germany in the semi-finals, and lost 3–2 to Turkey in the third place playoff.

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 United States 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
 Poland 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 June 2002
South Korea  2 – 0  Poland Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
10 June 2002
South Korea  1 – 1  United States Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
14 June 2002
Portugal  0 – 1  South Korea Munhak Stadium, Incheon
Round of 16 (18 June 2002)
South Korea  2 – 1 (a.e.t)  Italy Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Quarter-finals (22 June 2002)
Spain  0 – 0 (pen. 3 – 5)  South Korea Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju
Semi-finals (25 June 2002)
Germany  1 – 0  South Korea Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Third place match (29 June 2002)
South Korea  2 – 3  Turkey Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

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.

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 France 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Togo 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
13 June 2006
South Korea  2 – 1  Togo FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
18 June 2006
France  1 – 1  South Korea Zentralstadion, Leipzig
23 June 2006
Switzerland  2 – 0  South Korea FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover

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.

Group B Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group B

12 June 2010
South Korea  2 – 0  Greece Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
17 June 2010
Argentina  4 – 1  South Korea Soccer City, Johannesburg
22 June 2010
Nigeria  2 – 2  South Korea Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Round of 16 (26 June 2010)
Uruguay  2 – 1 (a.e.t)  South Korea Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Recent results

See also: 2010 South Korea national football team season and 2011 South Korea national football team season

* South Korea's score always listed first

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
03 Mar 2010  Ivory Coast W 2–0 England London, England International Friendly
16 May 2010  Ecuador W 2–0 South Korea Seoul, South Korea International Friendly
24 May 2010  Japan W 2–0 Japan Saitama, Japan International Friendly
30 May 2010  Belarus L 0–1 Austria Innsbruck, Austria International Friendly
03 Jun 2010  Spain L 0–1 Austria Innsbruck, Austria International Friendly
12 Jun 2010  Greece W 2–0 South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup
17 Jun 2010  Argentina L 1–4 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup
22 Jun 2010  Nigeria D 2–2 South Africa Durban, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup
26 Jun 2010  Uruguay L 1–2 South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup
11 Aug 2010  Nigeria W 2–1 South Korea Suwon, South Korea International Friendly
07 Sep 2010  Iran L 0–1 South Korea Seoul, South Korea International Friendly
12 Oct 2010  Japan D 0–0 South Korea Seoul, South Korea International Friendly
30 Dec 2010  Syria W 1–0 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates International Friendly
10 Jan 2011  Bahrain W 2–1 Qatar Doha, Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup
14 Jan 2011  Australia D 1–1 Qatar Doha, Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup
18 Jan 2011  India W 4–1 Qatar Doha, Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup
22 Jan 2011  Iran W 1–0 a.e.t. Qatar Doha, Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup
25 Jan 2011  Japan D 2–2 a.e.t.
0–3 pen. 		Qatar Doha, Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup
28 Jan 2011  Uzbekistan W 3–2 Qatar Doha, Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup
09 Feb 2011  Turkey D 0–0 Turkey Trabzon, Turkey International Friendly
25 Mar 2011  Honduras South Korea South Korea International Friendly
29 Mar 2011  Montenegro South Korea South Korea International Friendly
10 Aug 2011  Japan Japan Sapporo, Japan International Friendly

Players

Current squad

The following squad has been called up for the international friendly match against Turkey on 9 February 2011. (Caps and goals updated as February 9, 2011.)[2]

# Name Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
1 Jung Sung-Ryong (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 39)
31
-23
 South Korea Suwon Bluewings
21 Kim Jin-Hyeon (1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 (age 37)
0
0
 Japan Cerezo Osaka
Defenders
2 Choi Hyo-Jin (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 40)
12
1
 South Korea Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
3 Hwang Jae-Won (1981-04-13) 13 April 1981 (age 43)
10
1
 South Korea Suwon Bluewings
4 Lee Sang-Duk (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986 (age 37)
0
0
 South Korea Daegu FC
5 Hong Jeong-Ho (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 34)
7
0
 South Korea Jeju United
12 Hong Chul (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 33)
1
0
 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
14 Lee Jung-Soo (1980-01-08) 8 January 1980 (age 44)
38
4
 Qatar Al-Sadd
15 Yoon Suk-Young (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 34)
0
0
 South Korea Chunnam Dragons
22 Cha Du-Ri (1980-07-25) 25 July 1980 (age 43)
58
4
 Scotland Celtic
Midfielders
6 Lee Yong-Rae (1986-04-17) 17 April 1986 (age 38)
8
0
 South Korea Suwon Bluewings
8 Yoon Bit-Garam (1990-05-07) 7 May 1990 (age 34)
8
2
 South Korea Gyeongnam FC
11 Choi Sung-Kuk (1983-02-08) 8 February 1983 (age 41)
26
2
 South Korea Suwon Bluewings
13 Koo Ja-Cheol (1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 35)
17
7
 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
16 Ki Sung-Yueng (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)
37
5
 Scotland Celtic
17 Lee Chung-Yong (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36)
37
5
 England Bolton Wanderers
18 Kim Bo-Kyung (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 34)
8
0
 Japan Cerezo Osaka
Forwards
7 Son Heung-Min (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32)
5
1
 Germany Hamburger SV
9 Ji Dong-Won (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 33)
8
5
 South Korea Chunnam Dragons
10 Park Chu-Young captain (1985-07-10) 10 July 1985 (age 39)
49
15
 France AS Monaco
19 Nam Tae-Hee (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 33)
1
0
 France Valenciennes FC
20 Kim Shin-Wook (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 36)
5
0
 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai


Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the South Korea squad within last 12 months. Retired players are not listed:

Name Date of Birth (Age) Club Caps Goals Debut Latest Callup
Goalkeepers
Kim Young-Kwang (1983-06-28) 28 June 1983 (age 41) South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
14
-10
vs  Oman, 14 Feb 2004 (Friendly) vs  Japan, 12 Oct 2010 (Friendly)1
Kim Yong-Dae (1979-10-11) 11 October 1979 (age 44) South Korea FC Seoul
21
-11
vs  Laos, 5 Apr 2000 (2000 ACQ) vs  Uzbekistan, 28 Jan 2011 (2011 AC)1
Defenders
Kim Dong-Jin (1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 42) South Korea FC Seoul
61
2
vs  Hong Kong, 4 Dec 2003 (2003 EAFFC) vs  Uruguay, 26 Jun 2010 (2010 WC)1
Oh Beom-Seok (1984-07-29) 29 July 1984 (age 39) South Korea Suwon Bluewings
39
2
vs  Colombia, 16 Jan 2005 (Friendly) vs  Uruguay, 26 Jun 2010 (2010 WC)1
Kang Min-Soo (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 38) South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
31
0
vs  Netherlands, 2 Jun 2007 (Friendly) vs  Uruguay, 26 Jun 2010 (2010 WC)1
Kim Hyung-Il (1984-04-27) 27 April 1984 (age 40) South Korea Pohang Steelers
2
0
vs  Saudi Arabia, 10 Jun 2009 (2010 WCQ) vs  Uruguay, 26 Jun 2010 (2010 WC)1
Park Joo-Ho (1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 (age 37) Japan Jubilo Iwata
6
0
vs  Finland, 18 Jan 2010 (Friendly) vs  Iran, 7 Sep 2010 (Friendly)
Kim Young-Kwon (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 34) Japan Omiya Ardija
2
0
vs  Nigeria, 11 August 2010 (Friendly) vs  Japan, 12 Oct 2010 (Friendly)
Cho Yong-Hyung (1983-11-03) 3 November 1983 (age 40) Qatar Al-Rayyan
41
0
vs  Chile, 30 Jan 2008 (Friendly) vs  Uzbekistan, 28 Jan 2011 (2011 AC)1
Kwak Tae-Hwi (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 (age 43) South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
19
4
vs  Chile, 30 Jan 2008 (Friendly) vs  Uzbekistan, 28 Jan 2011 (2011 AC)
Midfielders
Cho Won-Hee (1983-04-17) 17 April 1983 (age 41) China Guangzhou Evergrande
36
1
vs  Iran, 12 Oct 2005 (Friendly) vs  Ecuador, 16 May 2010 (Friendly)1
Kim Chi-Woo (1983-11-03) 3 November 1983 (age 40) South Korea Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
23
2
vs  Ghana, 8 Oct 2006 (Friendly) vs  Ecuador, 16 May 2010 (Friendly)1
Baek Ji-Hoon (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 39) South Korea Suwon Bluewings
15
0
vs  Japan, 7 Aug 2005 (2005 EAFFC) vs  Nigeria, 11 Aug 2010 (Friendly)
Kim Jae-Sung (1983-10-03) 3 October 1983 (age 40) South Korea Pohang Steelers
11
2
vs  Zambia, 9 Jan 2010 (Friendly) vs  Nigeria, 11 Aug 2010 (Friendly)1
Kim Do-Heon (1982-07-14) 14 July 1982 (age 41) South Korea National Police Agency
59
11
vs  Japan, 16 Apr 2003 (Friendly) vs  Iran, 7 Sep 2010 (Friendly)
Kim Jung-Woo (1982-05-09) 9 May 1982 (age 42) South Korea Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
58
4
vs  Vietnam, 19 Oct 2003 (2004 ACQ) vs  Iran, 7 Sep 2010 (Friendly)
Shin Hyung-Min (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 (age 37) South Korea Pohang Steelers
6
0
vs  Finland, 18 Jan 2010 (Friendly) vs  Japan, 12 Oct 2010 (Friendly)
Cho Young-Cheol (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35) Japan Albirex Niigata
2
0
vs  Nigeria, 11 Aug 2010 (Friendly) vs  Japan, 12 Oct 2010 (Friendly)
Yeom Ki-Hun (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 41) South Korea Suwon Bluewings
42
3
vs  Ghana, 8 Oct 2006 (Friendly) vs  Uzbekistan, 28 Jan 2011 (2011 AC)1
Forwards
Lee Dong-Gook (1979-04-29) 29 April 1979 (age 45) South Korea Jeonbuk Motors
84
25
vs  Jamaica, 16 May 1998 (Friendly) vs  Uruguay, 26 Jun 2010 (2010 WC)
Lee Keun-Ho (1985-04-11) 11 April 1985 (age 39) Japan Gamba Osaka
32
8
vs  Iraq, 29 Jun 2007 (Friendly) vs  Nigeria, 11 Aug 2010 (Friendly)1
Suk Hyun-Jun (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 33) Netherlands Ajax
1
0
vs  Iran, 7 Sep 2010 (Friendly) vs  Iran, 7 Sep 2010 (Friendly)
Lee Seung-Yeoul (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35) South Korea FC Seoul
10
3
vs  Zambia, 9 Jan 2010 (Friendly) vs  Japan, 12 Oct 2010 (Friendly)1
Yoo Byung-Soo (1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 36) South Korea Incheon United
3
0
vs  Japan, 12 Oct 2010 (Friendly) vs  Uzbekistan, 28 Jan 2011 (2011 AC)1

^ Did not play but was part of the squad.

Records

Rosters

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

East Asian Football Championship

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
China 1990 Champions 3 3 0 0 4 0
China 1992 Runners-Up 3 1 2 0 3 1
Hong Kong 1995 Runners-Up 3 1 2 0 4 1
Japan 1998 Third Place 3 2 0 1 4 2
Japan 2003 Champions 3 2 1 0 4 1
South Korea 2005 Fourth Place 3 0 2 1 1 2
China 2008 Champions 3 1 2 0 5 4
Japan 2010 Runners-Up 3 2 0 1 8 4
Total 24 12 9 3 33 15

Managers

Honors

Winners (2): 1956, 1960
Runner-Ups (3): 1972, 1980, 1988
Gold medal (3): 1970, 1978, 1986
Silver medal (3): 1954, 1958, 1962
Bronze medal (1): 1990
Bronze medal (2): 2002, 2010
Winners (2): 2003, 2008
Runner-Ups (1): 2010
Winners (1): 1990
Runner-Ups (2): 1992, 1995
Holders: 31 January 1995 - 4 February 1995

National team record

Further information: South Korea national football team records
Further information: Category:South Korea national football team results and Category:South Korea national football team seasons

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include Nike, KT, Hana Bank, Hyundai, Daum, Kyobo Life, Asiana Airlines, E1 Corp., Samsung, Sportstoto, Hite, and Samil-Pharm.

Kits

See also

Notes


References

  1. ^ "Korean derby takes centre stage". Fifa.com. 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  2. ^ "Team Squad (For Friendly Match vs. Turkey)". KFA. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  3. ^ "대표선수도 국제경기서 버젓이 서독 아디다스, 일본 미즈노등 외제 스포츠용품 국내시장 석권". Kyunghyang Sinmun. 1981-02-27.Template:Ko icon
  4. ^ "필승!위크엔드스포츠-멕시코월드컵에서 대표팀과 함께 뜁니다". Kyunghyang Newspaper. 1986-05-30.Template:Ko icon
  5. ^ "월드컵 상혼 장외서 뜨거운 "광고전쟁"". Kyunghyang Newspaper. 1990-06-20.Template:Ko icon
  6. ^ "대표팀 유니폼, 96년 이후 12년간'나이키 천하'". Daily Sports. 2007-08-28.Template:Ko icon

External links

Titles

Preceded by
Inaugural Champion
 Asian Champions
1956 (First title)
1960 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
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
Preceded by EAFF Champions
2008 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by AFC Men's Team of the Year
2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by AFC Men's Team of the Year
2009 		Succeeded by
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