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This is a record of the South Korea's results at the FIFA World Cup. South Korea have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on ten occasions in 1954 and 1986 to 2018. Their best ever performance is a fourth place in the 2002 tournament co-hosted at home land and at Japan. This made them the first ever team to end in fourth place in its own World Cup. South Korea is also the first team outside Europe and the Americas in reaching the top 4 of a FIFA World Cup in the history as well.

South Korea also advanced to the round of 16 in the World Cup 2010, ending the group stage in 2nd place with 4 points. South Korea also beat Germany 2–0 to eliminate Germany in the FIFA World Cup 2018 group stage.

Summary

Statistics

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA Squad GP W D L GF GA
Brazil 1950 Did not enter during Korean War
Switzerland 1954 Group stage 16th 2 0 0 2 0 16 Squad 2 1 1 0 7 3
Sweden 1958 Preliminary competition entry denied[1]
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 8 3 4 1 10 4
Argentina 1978 12 5 6 1 16 9
Spain 1982 3 2 0 1 7 4
Mexico 1986 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 4 7 Squad 8 7 0 1 17 3
Italy 1990 22nd 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad 11 9 2 0 30 1
United States 1994 20th 3 0 2 1 4 5 Squad 13 9 3 1 32 5
France 1998 30th 3 0 1 2 2 9 Squad 12 9 2 1 28 8
South Korea Japan 2002 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 8 6 Squad Qualified as hosts
Germany 2006 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 3 4 Squad 12 7 3 2 18 7
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 6 8 Squad 14 7 7 0 22 7
Brazil 2014 Group stage 27th 3 0 1 2 3 6 Squad 14 8 3 3 27 11
Russia 2018 19th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Squad 18 12 3 3 38 10
Qatar 2022 To be determined 4 2 2 0 10 0
United StatesCanadaMexico 2026 To be determined
Total Fourth place 10/18[α] 34 6 9 19 34 70 139 84 38 17 274 86
  1. ^ Statistics since 1948, when South Korea became a member of FIFA

Matches

Records

World records

See also: List of FIFA World Cup records and statistics

Goalscoring

  • Fastest goal conceded from kickoff
11 seconds, Hakan Şükür (Turkey), vs South Korea, 2002

Goalkeeping

  • Most goals conceded, one tournament
16, Hong Deok-young, 1954
  • Lowest goal difference, one tournament
−16, South Korea, 1954
  • Biggest margin of loss
9, Hungary 9–0 South Korea, 1954; Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire, 1974 and Hungary 10–1 El Salvador, 1982

Upsets

  • Biggest upset in the knockout stage, per FIFA rankings
+34 – South Korea (2002) ranked 40 – won 2–1 over Italy (ranked 6)
  • Biggest upset of a defending champion, per FIFA rankings
+56 – South Korea (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over Germany (ranked 1)
  • Biggest upset of a top ranked team, per FIFA rankings
+56 – South Korea (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over Germany (ranked 1)

Match records

First match South Korea South Korea 0–9 Hungary 
(17 June 1954; Zurich, Switzerland)
Biggest win  South Korea 2–0 Poland 
(4 June 2002; Busan, South Korea)
 South Korea 2–0 Greece 
(12 June 2010; Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
 South Korea 2–0 Germany 
(27 June 2018; Kazan, Russia)
Biggest defeat  Hungary 9–0 South Korea 
(17 June 1954; Zurich, Switzerland)

Head-to-head records

Awards

File:Hong Myung-Bo in 2009 from acrofan.jpg
Hong Myung-bo was awarded with the Bronze Ball and was selected as one of the All-Star Team in 2002.
Park Ji-sung is the only Korean player to score at three different FIFA World Cups.
See also: FIFA World Cup awards

South Korea is the only Asian team to ever win a team award at a FIFA World Cup when they were voted the Most Entertaining Team in 2002 after finishing in fourth place. In the same year, Hong Myung-bo and Yoo Sang-chul have been voted members of the All Star Team. They are the only Asians ever to have been named in an All-Star Team. Hong also received the Bronze Ball award for the first time among Asian players.

Most capped players

No. Name Caps Year
1 Hong Myung-bo 16 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
2 Park Ji-sung 14 2002, 2006, 2010
3 Lee Young-pyo 12 2002, 2006, 2010
4 Lee Woon-jae 11 1994, 2002, 2006
Kim Nam-il 11 2002, 2006, 2010
6 Hwang Sun-hong 10 1990, 1994, 2002
Kim Tae-young 10 1998, 2002
Yoo Sang-chul 10 1998, 2002
Lee Chun-soo 10 2002, 2006
10 Kim Joo-sung 9 1986, 1990, 1994
Ahn Jung-hwan 9 2002, 2006
Choi Jin-cheul 9 2002, 2006
Seol Ki-hyeon 9 2002, 2006
Ki Sung-yueng 9 2010, 2014, 2018

Top goalscorers

No. Name Goals Year
1 Ahn Jung-hwan 3 2002, 2006
Park Ji-sung 3 2002, 2006, 2010
Son Heung-min 3 2014, 2018
4 Hong Myung-bo 2 1994
Hwang Sun-hong 2 1994, 2002
Yoo Sang-chul 2 1998, 2002
Lee Jung-soo 2 2010
Lee Chung-yong 2 2010

Details

Switzerland 1954

See also: 1954 FIFA World Cup

South Korea first appeared in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, as the second Asian team to ever enter the World Cup after Indonesia. Qualifying occurred in March 1954, barely one year after the end of the Korean War. Only South Korea and Japan wound up competing for the Asian spot in the Cup, and as the Koreans refused to give visas to their rivals and former colonizers, both qualifier games were held in Tokyo. With a squad that consisted entirely of army personnel, South Korea eliminated Japan with a 5-3 victory followed by a 2-2 draw.[2]

South Korea played games against Hungary and Turkey, losing 9–0 and 7–0 respectively. The 16 goals against in a single edition are still the tournament record.[citation needed]

17 June 1954 Group 2 Hungary  9–0  South Korea Hardturm Stadium, Zürich
18:00 UTC+1 Puskás 12', 89'
Lantos 18'
Kocsis 24', 36', 50'
Czibor 59'
Palotás 75', 83'		 Report Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France)
20 June 1954 Group 2 Turkey  7–0  South Korea Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
17:00 UTC+1 Suat 10', 30'
Lefter 24'
Burhan 37', 64', 70'
Erol 76'		 Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay)

Mexico 1986

See also: 1986 FIFA World Cup

South Korea started qualification first round with Malaysia and Nepal. They qualified first round as group winner, in the second round they met Indonesia. They beat Indonesia and Japan in the final round, they gained one of the two spots in Asia.

In finals, South Korea was allocated in group A with Argentina, Italy and Bulgaria. Their first match was against Argentina, who beat South Korea 3–1, with Diego Maradona playing a major part. Park Chang-Sun scored the first Korean goal in World Cup history. South Korea and Bulgaria drew 1–1 in a downpour, followed by a close defeat to defending champions Italy, 3–2.

2 June 1986 Group A Argentina  3–1  South Korea Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
12:00 UTC−5 Valdano 6', 46'
Ruggeri 18'		 (Report) Park Chang-sun 73' Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)
5 June 1986 Group A South Korea  1–1  Bulgaria Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
16:00 UTC−5 Kim Jong-boo 70' (Report) Getov 11' Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Fallaj Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia)
10 June 1986 Group A South Korea  2–3  Italy Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
12:00 UTC−5 Choi Soon-ho 62'
Huh Jung-moo 83'		 (Report) Altobelli 17', 73'
Cho Kwang-rae 82' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: David Socha (United States)

Italy 1990

See also: 1990 FIFA World Cup

South Korea went undefeated during the qualifiers, with 9 wins and 2 draws in total. In finals, allocated in group E with Belgium, Spain and Uruguay, they dropped out in the group stage, losing all games.

12 June 1990 Group E Belgium  2–0  South Korea Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
17:00 UTC+2 Degryse 53'
De Wolf 64'		 Report Attendance: 32,790
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
17 June 1990 Group E South Korea  1–3  Spain Stadio Friuli, Udine
21:00 UTC+2 Hwangbo Kwan 42' Report Míchel 22', 61', 81' Attendance: 32,733
Referee: Elías Jácome (Ecuador)
21 June 1990 Group E South Korea  0–1  Uruguay Stadio Friuli, Udine
17:00 UTC+2 Report Fonseca 90' Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

United States 1994

See also: 1994 FIFA World Cup

Under coach Kim Ho and technical supervisor Anatoli Byshovets, the South Korean third straight appearance in the World Cup was an improvement over the previous two, with two ties and a loss. Along with a 0-0 against Bolivia, twice the Koreans' fitness made them survive stronger European teams, tying Spain in the final minutes of their 2-2 bout and reducing Germany's lead from 3-0 to 3-2.[3]

17 June 1994 Group C Spain  2–2  South Korea Cotton Bowl, Dallas
18:35 CDT (UTC–5) Salinas 51'
Goikoetxea 55'		 Report Hong Myung-bo 85'
Seo Jung-won 90'		 Attendance: 56,247
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
23 June 1994 Group C South Korea  0–0  Bolivia Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
19:35 EDT (UTC–4) Report Attendance: 54,453
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
27 June 1994 Group C Germany  3–2  South Korea Cotton Bowl, Dallas
15:05 CDT (UTC–5) Klinsmann 12', 37'
Riedle 20'		 Report Hwang Sun-hong 52'
Hong Myung-bo 63'		 Attendance: 63,998
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

France 1998

See also: 1998 FIFA World Cup

Former star Cha Bum-kun coached South Korea. Following two harrowing defeats, 3-1 to Mexico and 5-0 to the Netherlands, Cha was fired, being replaced in their final game by assistant Kim Pyung-seok.[4] Belgium opened the score early, but Korea tied with 19 minutes remaining.[5]

13 June 1998 Group E South Korea  1–3  Mexico Stade Gerland, Lyon
17:30 UTC+2 Ha Seok-ju 28' (Report) Peláez 51'
Hernández 74', 84'		 Attendance: 39,133
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
20 June 1998 Group E Netherlands  5–0  South Korea Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
21:00 UTC+2 Cocu 38'
Overmars 42'
Bergkamp 71'
van Hooijdonk 80'
R. de Boer 83'		 (Report) Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
25 June 1998 Group E Belgium  1–1  South Korea Parc des Princes, Paris
16:00 UTC+2 Nilis 7' (Report) Yoo Sang-chul 71' Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

South Korea–Japan 2002

See also: 2002 FIFA 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.[6]

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 to Poland. Portugal was 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. South Korea advanced to the semi-finals amid very controversial circumstances. Against Italy, South Korea escaped punishment for many fouls before Italy had Francesco Totti sent off for diving. Then in their quarter final against Spain, the Spanish had two goals erroneously disallowed before South Korea won on penalties.[7]

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.[8]

4 June 2002 Group D South Korea  2–0  Poland Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
20:30 UTC+9 Hwang Sun-hong 26'
Yoo Sang-chul 53'		 (Report) Attendance: 48,760
Referee: Oscar Ruíz (Colombia)
10 June 2002 Group D South Korea  1–1  United States Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
15:30 UTC+9 Ahn Jung-hwan 78' (Report) Mathis 24' Attendance: 60,778
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
14 June 2002 Group D Portugal  0–1  South Korea Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon
20:30 UTC+9 (Report) Park Ji-sung 70' Attendance: 50,239
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
18 June 2002 Round of 16 South Korea  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Italy Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
20:30 UTC+9 Seol Ki-hyeon 88'
Ahn Jung-hwan gold-colored soccer ball 117'		 Report Vieri 18' Attendance: 38,588
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)
22 June 2002 Quarter-finals Spain  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		  South Korea Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju
15:30 UTC+9 Report Attendance: 42,114
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Penalties
Hierro soccer ball with check mark
Baraja soccer ball with check mark
Xavi soccer ball with check mark
Joaquín soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Hwang Sun-hong
soccer ball with check mark Park Ji-sung
soccer ball with check mark Seol Ki-hyeon
soccer ball with check mark Ahn Jung-hwan
soccer ball with check mark Hong Myung-bo
25 June 2002 Semi-finals Germany  1–0  South Korea Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
20:30 UTC+9 Ballack 75' Report Attendance: 65,256
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
29 June 2002 Third place play-off South Korea  2–3  Turkey Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
20:00 UTC+9 Lee Eul-yong 9'
Song Chong-gug 90+3'		 Report Hakan Şükür 1'
İlhan 13', 32'		 Attendance: 63,483
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)

Germany 2006

See also: 2006 FIFA 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.

13 June 2006 Group G South Korea  2–1  Togo FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
15:00 UTC+2 Lee Chun-soo 54'
Ahn Jung-hwan 72'		 (Report) Kader 31' Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
18 June 2006 Group G France  1–1  South Korea Zentralstadion, Leipzig
21:00 UTC+2 Henry 9' (Report) Park Ji-sung 81' Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
23 June 2006 Group G Switzerland  2–0  South Korea FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover
21:00 UTC+2 Senderos 23'
Frei 77'		 (Report) Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

South Africa 2010

See also: 2010 FIFA 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.

12 June 2010 Group B South Korea  2–0  Greece Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
13:30 UTC+2 Lee Jung-soo 7'
Park Ji-sung 52'		 Report Attendance: 31,513
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)[9]
17 June 2010 Group B Argentina  4–1  South Korea Soccer City, Johannesburg
13:30 UTC+2 Park Chu-young 17' (o.g.)
Higuaín 33', 76', 80'		 Report Lee Chung-yong 45+1' Attendance: 82,174
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)[10]
22 June 2010 Group B Nigeria  2–2  South Korea Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
20:30 UTC+2 Uche 12'
Yakubu 69' (pen.)		 Report Lee Jung-soo 38'
Park Chu-young 49'		 Attendance: 61,874
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
26 June 2010 Round of 16 Uruguay  2–1  South Korea Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
16:00 UTC+2 Suárez 8', 80' Report Lee Chung-yong 68' Attendance: 30,597
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Brazil 2014

See also: 2014 FIFA World Cup

Led by 2002 captain Hong Myung-Bo, South Korea entered their eighth consecutive World Cup finals with expectations following the 2010 qualification and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Tournament.

In their opening match against Russia, Lee Keun-ho scored after an error by goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, only for Aleksandr Kerzhakov to equalise following a goalmouth scramble. The high-scoring match that followed saw Algeria beat the Koreans 4-2. Korea outshot a 10-man Belgium side in the final game of group stage, but wound up defeated by a late goal by Jan Vertonghen.[11] The early exit lead the Korean squad to be pelted with yeot, a traditional Korean confectionery, upon arrival at Incheon,[12] and Hong to resign shortly afterwards.[13]

17 June 2014 Group H Russia  1–1  South Korea Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
18:00 BRT–1 (UTC−4) Kerzhakov 74' Report Lee Keun-ho 68' Attendance: 37,603
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
22 June 2014 Group H South Korea  2–4  Algeria Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
16:00 BRT (UTC−3) Son Heung-min 50'
Koo Ja-cheol 72'		 Report Slimani 26'
Halliche 28'
Djabou 38'
Brahimi 62'		 Attendance: 42,732
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
26 June 2014 Group H South Korea  0–1  Belgium Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
17:00 BRT (UTC−3) Report Vertonghen 78' Attendance: 61,397
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Russia 2018

See also: 2018 FIFA World Cup
18 June 2018 Group F Sweden  1–0  South Korea Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
15:00 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 42,300
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
23 June 2018 Group F South Korea  1–2  Mexico Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 43,472
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
27 June 2018 Group F South Korea  2–0  Germany Kazan Arena, Kazan
17:00 UTC+3
Report Attendance: 41,835
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

See also

References

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