South Korea at the FIFA World Cup

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 soil 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
1950	Did not enter
1954	Group stage	16th	2	0	0	2	0	16	Squad	2	1	1	0	7	3
1958	Preliminary competition entry denied[1]
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										8	3	4	1	10	4
1978										12	5	6	1	16	9
1982										3	2	0	1	7	4
1986	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	4	7	Squad	8	7	0	1	17	3
1990	Group stage	22nd	3	0	0	3	1	6	Squad	11	9	2	0	30	1
1994	Group stage	20th	3	0	2	1	4	5	Squad	13	9	3	1	32	5
1998	Group stage	30th	3	0	1	2	2	9	Squad	12	9	2	1	28	8
2002	Fourth place	4th	7	3	2	2	8	6	Squad	Qualified as hosts
2006	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	3	4	Squad	12	7	3	2	18	7
2010	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	6	8	Squad	14	7	7	0	22	7
2014	Group stage	27th	3	0	1	2	3	6	Squad	14	8	3	3	27	11
2018	Group stage	19th	3	1	0	2	3	3	Squad	18	12	3	3	38	10
2022	To be determined									4	2	2	0	10	0
2026	To be determined
Total	Fourth place	10/18[lower-greek 1]	34	6	9	19	34	70		139	84	38	17	274	86

Statistics since 1948, when South Korea became a member of FIFA

Matches

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Scorer	W–D–L
1954	Group 2	Hungary	0–9		0–0–1
1954	Group 2	Turkey	0–7		0–0–2
1986	Group A	Argentina	1–3	Park C-S.	0–0–3
		Bulgaria	1–1	Kim J-B.	0–1–3
		Italy	2–3	Choi S-H., Huh J-M.	0–1–4
1990	Group E	Belgium	0–2		0–1–5
		Spain	1–3	Hwangbo K.	0–1–6
		Uruguay	0–1		0–1–7
1994	Group C	Spain	2–2	Hong M-B., Seo J-W.	0–2–7
		Bolivia	0–0		0–3–7
		Germany	2–3	Hwang S-H., Hong M-B.	0–3–8
1998	Group E	Mexico	1–3	Ha S-J.	0–3–9
		Netherlands	0–5		0–3–10
		Belgium	1–1	Yoo S-C.	0–4–10
2002	Group D	Poland	2–0	Hwang S-H., Yoo S-C.	1–4–10
		United States	1–1	Ahn J-H.	1–5–10
		Portugal	1–0	Park J-S.	2–5–10
	Round of 16	Italy	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Seol K-H., Ahn J-H.	3–5–10
	Quarter-finals	Spain	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)		3–6–10
	Semi-finals	Germany	0–1		3–6–11
	Third place PO	Turkey	2–3	Lee E-Y., Song C-G.	3–6–12
2006	Group G	Togo	2–1	Lee C-S., Ahn J-H.	4–6–12
		France	1–1	Park J-S.	4–7–12
		Switzerland	0–2		4–7–13
2010	Group B	Greece	2–0	Lee J-S., Park J-S.	5–7–13
		Argentina	1–4	Lee C-Y.	5–7–14
		Nigeria	2–2	Lee J-S., Park C-Y.	5–8–14
	Round of 16	Uruguay	1–2	Lee C-Y.	5–8–15
2014	Group H	Russia	1–1	Lee K-H.	5–9–15
		Algeria	2–4	Son H-M., Koo J-C.	5–9–16
		Belgium	0–1		5–9–17
2018	Group F	Sweden	0–1		5–9–18
		Mexico	1–2	Son H-M.	5–9–19
		Germany	2–0	Kim Y-G., Son H-M.	6–9–19

Records

World records

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 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

Country	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Algeria	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	CAF
Argentina	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	CONMEBOL
Belgium	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	UEFA
Bolivia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	CONMEBOL
Bulgaria	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA
France	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA
Germany	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	UEFA
Greece	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	9	−9	UEFA
Italy	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	UEFA
Mexico	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	CONCACAF
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	UEFA
Nigeria	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	CAF
Poland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
Portugal	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	UEFA
Russia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA
Spain	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	UEFA
Sweden	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	UEFA
Togo	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	CAF
Turkey	2	0	0	2	2	10	−8	UEFA
United States	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CONCACAF
Uruguay	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	CONMEBOL
Total	34	6	9	19	34	70	–36

Awards

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.

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 a 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
4	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

Squad

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Hungary	2	2	0	17	3	+14	4	Advance to knockout stage
West Germany	2	1	1	7	9	–2	2	Advance to knockout stage
Turkey	2	1	1	8	4	+4	2
South Korea	2	0	2	0	16	–16	0

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

Squad

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Argentina	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5	Advance to knockout stage
Italy	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
Bulgaria	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
South Korea	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

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

Squad

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Spain	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage
Belgium	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	4
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	3
South Korea	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

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

Squad

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Germany	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
Spain	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
South Korea	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
Bolivia	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

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

Squad

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Netherlands	3	1	2	0	7	2	+5	5	Advance to knockout stage
Mexico	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
Belgium	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
South Korea	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1

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

Squad

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
South Korea	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
United States	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4	Advance to knockout stage
Portugal	3	1	0	2	6	4	+2	3
Poland	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3

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)

Knockout Stage

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 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 Baraja Xavi Joaquín		Hwang Sun-hong Park Ji-sung Seol Ki-hyeon Ahn Jung-hwan 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

Squad

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Switzerland	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
France	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
South Korea	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Togo	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

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

Squad

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
South Korea	3	1	1	1	5	6	–1	4	Advance to knockout stage
Greece	3	1	0	2	2	5	–3	3
Nigeria	3	0	1	2	3	5	–2	1

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)[2]

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)[3]

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)

Knockout Stage

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

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Algeria	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Russia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	South Korea	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

17 June 2014

18:00 BRT–1 (UTC−4)

Russia	1–1	South Korea
Kerzhakov 74'	Report	Lee Keun-ho 68'

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

Attendance: 37,603

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

22 June 2014

16:00 BRT (UTC−3)

South Korea	2–4	Algeria
Son Heung-min 50' Koo Ja-cheol 72'	Report	Slimani 26' Halliche 28' Djabou 38' Brahimi 62'

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 42,732

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

26 June 2014

17:00 BRT (UTC−3)

South Korea	0–1	Belgium
	Report	Vertonghen 78'

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 61,397

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Russia 2018

S.Koreans were out from round 1 in the World Cup 2018 but Korea got the great result in this World Cup now:S.Koreans beat Germany in FIFA World Cup 2018 so they are being unique Asian country to beat Germany(A world champion) in W.C.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	2	1	3	4	−1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	South Korea	3	1	2	3	3	0	3
4	Germany	3	1	2	2	4	−2	3

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

18 June 2018

15:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Sweden	1–0	South Korea
Granqvist 65' (pen.)	Report

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod

Attendance: 42,300[4]

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

23 June 2018

18:00 MSK (UTC+3)

South Korea	1–2	Mexico
Son Heung-min 90+3'	Report	Vela 26' (pen.) Hernández 66'

Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don

Attendance: 43,472[5]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

27 June 2018

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

South Korea	2–0	Germany
Kim Young-gwon 90+3' Son Heung-min 90+6'	Report

Kazan Arena, Kazan

Attendance: 41,835[6]

Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

References

"History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
"Referee designations for matches 1–16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
"Referee designations for matches 17–24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
"Match report – Group F – Sweden v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"Match report – Group F – Korea Republic v Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
"Match report – Group F – Korea Republic v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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[2] Statistics since 1948, when South Korea became a member of FIFA

[1] "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.

[referees_1-16-3] "Referee designations for matches 1–16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

[referees_17-24-4] "Referee designations for matches 17–24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

[5] "Match report – Group F – Sweden v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[6] "Match report – Group F – Korea Republic v Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[7] "Match report – Group F – Korea Republic v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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UEFA	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic¹ Denmark East Germany³ England France Germany¹ Greece Hungary Iceland Israel² Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia¹ Scotland Serbia¹ Slovakia¹ Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
¹ Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). ² Have been member of multiple confederations. ³ Team and national federation no longer exist.