Korea Republic  | | 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 | Huh Jung-Moo | | Captain | Park Ji-Sung | | Most caps | Hong Myung-Bo (136) | | Top scorer | Cha Bum-Kun (55) | | Home stadium | Seoul World Cup Stadium | | 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) | | | | | First international |  South Korea 5 - 1 Hong Kong 
(Hong Kong, U.K.; July 6, 1948)[1] | | Biggest win | South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal 
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) | | Biggest defeat |  Sweden 12 - 0 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. They were the only unbeaten team during the AFC Qualification for the 2010 World Cup, and qualified with ease.[2] [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 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 in two extremely controversial matches. The relative skill 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-hwi 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 (0:1) | 6' Nikola Zigic (SER) | London, England | Friendly | | January 9, 2010 |  Zambia | | | | Johannesburg, South Africa | Friendly | | January 18, 2010 |  Finland | | | | Malaga, Spain | Friendly | | January 22, 2010 |  Latvia | | | | Malaga, Spain | Friendly | | March 3, 2010 |  Côte d'Ivoire (tentative) | | | | London, England | 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 | | June 12, 2010 |  Greece | | | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 2010 FIFA World Cup | | June 17, 2010 |  Argentina | | | | Johannesburg, South Africa | 2010 FIFA World Cup | | June 22, 2010 |  Nigeria | | | | Durban, South Africa | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |  1954 | Round 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | | 1958 | Entry not accepted by FIFA [3] [4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |  1962 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |  1966 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |  1970 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |  1974 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | | 1978 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 9 |  1982 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | | 1986 | Round 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 |  1990 | Round 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 |  1994 | Round 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 5 |  1998 | Round 1 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | | 2002 | Fourth Place | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Host Nation | | 2006 | Round 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 |  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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 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 | | 1956 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | | 1960 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |  1964 | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |  1968 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |  1972 | Runners-up | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | 1976 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |  1980 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |  1984 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |  1988 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | | 1992 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 1996 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 |  2000 | Third Place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | | 2004 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |    2007 | Third Place | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | 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.
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | | 2003 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | 2005 | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | Champions | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | | 2010 | Qualified | | | | | | | - **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
[edit] Summer Olympics record | Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |  1948 | Quarterfinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | | 1964 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | | 1988 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1992 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1996 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | First Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | | 2008 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | 2012 | | | | | | | |  2016 | | | | | | | | | 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 [edit] Recent Call Ups The following players have also been called up to the Korea Republic squad within the last twelve months. | Pos. | Player | DoB (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | | DF | Lim Yoo-Hwan | December 2, 1983 (1983-12-02) (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | on Training session, January, 2009 | | DF | Kim Chi-Gon | July 29, 1983 (1983-07-29) (age 26) | 9 | 0 | FC Seoul | vs Iran, 11 February 2009 (WCQ) | | DF | Hwang Jae-Won | April 13, 1981 (1981-04-13) (age 28) | 3 | 0 | Pohang Steelers | vs Korea DPR, 1 April 2009 (WCQ) | | DF | Kim Chang-Soo | September 12, 1985 (1985-09-12) (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Busan I'Park | vs Oman, 3 June 2009 (Friendly)1 | | DF | Kim Kun-Hoan | August 12, 1986 (1986-08-12) (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | vs Oman, 3 June 2009 (Friendly)1 | | DF | Choi Hyo-Jin | August 18, 1983 (1983-08-18) (age 26) | 6 | 0 | Pohang Steelers | vs Paraguay, 12 August 2009 (Friendly) | | DF | Lee Gang-Jin | April 25, 1986 (1986-04-25) (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Jubilo Iwata | vs Paraguay, 12 August 2009 (Friendly) | | | MF | Song Jung-Hyun | May 28, 1976 (1976-05-28) (age 33) | 2 | 0 | Ulsan Horang-i | on Training session, January, 2009 | | MF | Ha Dae-Sung | March 2, 1985 (1985-03-02) (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | vs Iran, 11 February 2009 (WCQ) | | MF | Han Tae-You | March 31, 1981 (1981-03-31) (age 28) | 3 | 0 | Ulsan Horang-i | on Training session, March, 2009 | | MF | Park Hyun-Beom | May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Suwon Samsung | vs Iraq, 28 March 2009 (Friendly) | | MF | Choi Tae-Uk | March 13, 1981 (1981-03-13) (age 28) | 29 | 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | vs Oman, 3 June 2009 (Friendly)1 | | MF | Oh Jang-Eun | July 24, 1985 (1985-07-24) (age 24) | 11 | 0 | Ulsan Horang-i | vs Paraguay, 12 August 2009 (Friendly) | | MF | Lee Seung-Hyun | July 25, 1985 (1985-07-25) (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Busan I'Park | vs Australia, 5 September 2009 (Friendly) | | MF | Ko Yo-Han | March 7, 1988 (1988-03-07) (age 21) | 1 | 0 | FC Seoul | vs Senegal, 14 October 2009 (Friendly) | | | FW | Seo Dong-Hyun | June 5, 1985 (1985-06-05) (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Suwon Samsung | on Training session, January, 2009 | | FW | Jung Jo-Gook | April 23, 1984 (1984-04-23) (age 25) | 12 | 0 | FC Seoul | vs Iran, 11 February 2009 (WCQ) | | FW | Jeong Shung-Hoon | July 4, 1979 (1979-07-04) (age 30) | 8 | 0 | Busan I'Park | vs Iraq, 28 March 2009 (Friendly) | | FW | Lee Sang-Ho | May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09) (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Suwon Samsung | vs Iraq, 28 March 2009 (Friendly) | | FW | Yoo Byung-Soo | March 26, 1988 (1988-03-26) (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Incheon United | vs Oman, 3 June 2009 (Friendly)1 | | FW | Bae Ki-Jong | May 26, 1983 (1983-05-26) (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Suwon Samsung | vs United Arab Emirates, 6 June 2009 (WCQ) | | FW | Yang Dong-Hyun | March 28, 1986 (1986-03-28) (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Busan I'Park | vs Saudi Arabia, 10 June 2009 (WCQ) | | FW | Cho Dong-Keon | April 16, 1986 (1986-04-16) (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Seongnam Ilhwa | vs Paraguay, 12 August 2009 (Friendly) | ^ This match was not recognized A-match by FIFA. [edit] Korea in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Group B | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Korea Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
All times local (UTC+2)
[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 | | July 28, 2007 | Japan | W | 0-0 (AET, 6 PK 5) | Palembang, Indonesia | 2007 Asian Cup 3rd Place | | 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 [edit] Current and Former Coaches | Name | W | L | D | Win % | Start | End | | Huh Jung-Moo | 14 | 2 | 13 | | December 7, 2007 | Present |  Pim Verbeek | 8 | 6 | 3 | 47.5 | July 1, 2006 | July 25, 2007 | | Dick Advocaat | 9 | 5 | 5 | 47.3 | October 1, 2005 | June 30, 2006 | | Jo Bonfrere | 11 | 6 | 8 | 44.0 | June 24, 2004 | August 23, 2005 | | Park Seong-Hwa (tem.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.0 | April 20, 2004 | June 15, 2004 | | Humberto Coelho | 9 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | February 3, 2003 | April 19, 2004 | | Kim Ho-Gon (tem.) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 00.0 | November 18, 2002 | December 20, 2002 | | Guus Hiddink | 16 | 11 | 11 | 42.1 | January 1, 2001 | June 30, 2002 | | Huh Jung-Moo | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52.9 | October 14, 1998 | November 13, 2000 | | Kim Pyung-Seok (tem.) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00.0 | June 22, 1998 | June 25, 1998 | | Cha Bum-Kun | 22 | 11 | 8 | 53.7 | January 8, 1997 | June 21, 1998 | | Park Jong-Hwan | 8 | 3 | 5 | 50.0 | February 15, 1996 | January 7, 1997 | | Ko Jae-Wook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00.0 | October 20, 1995 | October 30, 1995 | | Jeong Byeong-Tak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | September 16, 1995 | September 30, 1995 | | Huh Jung-Moo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 00.0 | August 1, 1995 | August 12, 1995 | | Park Jong-Hwan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | April 26, 1995 | July 31, 1995 |  Anatoliy Byshovets | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | July 24, 1994 | February 26, 1995 | | Kim Ho | 14 | 16 | 8 | 36.8 | July 8, 1992 | July 23, 1994 | | Ko Jae-Wook | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | May 22, 1991 | July 27, 1991 | | Park Jong-Hwan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 80.0 | August 9, 1990 | October 23, 1991 | | Lee Cha-Man | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | July 3, 1990 | August 8, 1990 | | Lee Hoi-Taek | 19 | 6 | 5 | 63.3 | October 6, 1988 | July 2, 1990 | | Kim Jung-Nam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | July 6, 1988 | October 5, 1988 | | Park Jong-Hwan | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.4 | November 20, 1986 | July 5, 1988 | | Kim Jung-Nam | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57.7 | March 19, 1985 | November 19, 1986 | | Mun Jeong-Sik | 4 | 3 | 3 | 40.0 | July 3, 1984 | March 18, 1985 | | Park Jong-Hwan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | August 23, 1983 | July 2, 1984 | | Cho Yoon-Ohk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | January 29, 1983 | August 22, 1983 | | Kim Jung-Nam | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | October 31, 1982 | January 28, 1983 | | Choi Eun-Taek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | June 19, 1982 | October 30, 1982 | | Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) | 23 | 8 | 4 | 65.7 | May 4, 1980 | June 18, 1982 | | Jang Kyung-Hwan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.5 | March 29, 1979 | May 3, 1980 | | Ham Heung-Cheol | 18 | 2 | 1 | 85.7 | March 2, 1978 | March 28, 1979 | | Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.0 | September 17, 1977 | December 18, 1977 | | Choi Jung-Min | 14 | 6 | 1 | 66.7 | January 1, 1977 | September 16, 1977 | | Mun Jeong-Sik | 8 | 4 | 2 | 57.1 | May 14, 1976 | December 31, 1976 | | Ham Heung-Cheol | 22 | 2 | 5 | 75.9 | November 17, 1974 | May 13, 1976 | | Choi Young-Keun | 3 | 1 | 5 | 33.3 | January 1974 | November 17, 1974 | | Min Byung-Dae | 10 | 5 | 2 | 58.8 | December 21, 1972 | December 1973 | | Ham Heung-Cheol | 11 | 5 | 3 | 57.9 | June 16, 1972 | December 20, 1972 | | Park Byung-Seok | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.0 | December 7, 1971 | June 15, 1972 | | Hong Deok-Young | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | November 1971 | | Han Hong-Ki | 17 | 8 | 2 | 63.0 | February 13, 1970 | October 6, 1971 | | Kang Jun-Young | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | November 1969 | December 1969 | | Kim Yong-Sik | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 | January 1969 | October 1969 | | Park Il-Gap | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | August 1968 | December 1968 | | Jang Kyung-Hwan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | July 1967 | November 1967 | | Min Byung-Dae | 5 | 0 | 3 | 62.5 | June 1966 | December 1966 | | Hong Keon-Pyo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | August 1965 | | Jeong Kook-Jin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | September 1964 | | Min Byung-Dae | | | | | March 1962 | | Lee Jong-Gap | | | | | October 1961 | | Lee Yoo-Hyung | | | | | March 1961 | | Wi Hye-Deok | | | | | October 1960 | | Kim Yong-Sik | | | | | March 1960 | | Jeong Kook-Jin | | | | | July 1959 | | Kim Keun-Chan | | | | | April 1958 | | Lee Yoo-Hyung | | | | | August 1956 | | Park Jung-Hwi | | | | | December 1955 | | Kim Yong-Sik | | | | | June 1954 | | Lee Yoo-Hyung | | | | | March 1954 | | Kim Hwa-Jip | | | | | April 1952 | February 1954 | | Park Jung-Hwi | | | | | December 1948 | April 1950 | | Lee Young-Min | | | | | June 1948 | | 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 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. - ^ 첫A매치 골은 故정남식·정국진씨, 《문화일보》, 2007-08-06 (Korean)
- ^ "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.
- ^ FIFA Fact Sheet - History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition Page 35 accessed 22 November 2009
- ^ http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/07/2009060700026.html
- ^ "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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