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 | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
Group stage | 16th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
Preliminary competition entry denied[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||
12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 9 | |||||||||||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||
Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | ||
Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Squad | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 5 | ||
Group stage | 30th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Squad | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | ||
Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | ||
Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 7 | ||
Group stage | 27th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 11 | ||
Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 10 | ||
To be determined | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
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
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
- Biggest upset of a defending champion, per FIFA rankings
- Biggest upset of a top ranked team, per FIFA rankings
Match records
First match | (17 June 1954; Zurich, Switzerland) |
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Biggest win | (4 June 2002; Busan, South Korea) (12 June 2010; Port Elizabeth, South Africa) (27 June 2018; Kazan, Russia) |
Biggest defeat | (17 June 1954; Zurich, Switzerland) |
Head-to-head records
Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | CAF | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | CONMEBOL | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | UEFA | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CONMEBOL | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UEFA | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UEFA | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | UEFA | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | UEFA | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −9 | UEFA | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | UEFA | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | CONCACAF | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | UEFA | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | CAF | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | UEFA | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | UEFA | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UEFA | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | UEFA | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | UEFA | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | UEFA | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | CAF | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | UEFA | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | CONCACAF | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | CONMEBOL | |
Total | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 70 | –36 |
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 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 |
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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 |
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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 | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 2 | ||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 2 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | –16 | 0 |
17 June 1954 Group 2 | Hungary | 9–0 | Hardturm Stadium, Zürich | |
18:00 UTC+1 | Puskás Lantos Kocsis Czibor Palotás |
Report | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France) |
20 June 1954 Group 2 | Turkey | 7–0 | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva | |
17:00 UTC+1 | Suat Lefter Burhan Erol |
Report | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay) |
Mexico 1986
Squad
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | ||
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
2 June 1986 Group A | Argentina | 3–1 | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City | |
12:00 UTC−5 | Valdano Ruggeri |
(Report) | Park Chang-sun |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain) |
5 June 1986 Group A | South Korea | 1–1 | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City | |
16:00 UTC−5 | Kim Jong-boo |
(Report) | Getov |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Fallaj Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia) |
10 June 1986 Group A | South Korea | 2–3 | Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla | |
12:00 UTC−5 | Choi Soon-ho Huh Jung-moo |
(Report) | Altobelli Cho Kwang-rae |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: David Socha (United States) |
Italy 1990
Squad
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | ||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
12 June 1990 Group E | Belgium | 2–0 | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona | |
17:00 UTC+2 | Degryse De Wolf |
Report | Attendance: 32,790 Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States) |
17 June 1990 Group E | South Korea | 1–3 | Stadio Friuli, Udine | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Hwangbo Kwan |
Report | Míchel |
Attendance: 32,733 Referee: Elías Jácome (Ecuador) |
21 June 1990 Group E | South Korea | 0–1 | Stadio Friuli, Udine | |
17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Fonseca |
Attendance: 29,039 Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy) |
United States 1994
Squad
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | ||
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
17 June 1994 Group C | Spain | 2–2 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas | |
18:35 CDT (UTC–5) | Salinas Goikoetxea |
Report | Hong Myung-bo Seo Jung-won |
Attendance: 56,247 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark) |
23 June 1994 Group C | South Korea | 0–0 | Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough | |
19:35 EDT (UTC–4) | Report | Attendance: 54,453 Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland) |
27 June 1994 Group C | Germany | 3–2 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas | |
15:05 CDT (UTC–5) | Klinsmann Riedle |
Report | Hwang Sun-hong Hong Myung-bo |
Attendance: 63,998 Referee: Joël Quiniou (France) |
France 1998
Squad
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | ||
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
13 June 1998 Group E | South Korea | 1–3 | Stade Gerland, Lyon | |
17:30 UTC+2 | Ha Seok-ju |
(Report) | Peláez Hernández |
Attendance: 39,133 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
20 June 1998 Group E | Netherlands | 5–0 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Cocu Overmars Bergkamp van Hooijdonk R. de Boer |
(Report) | Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
25 June 1998 Group E | Belgium | 1–1 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
16:00 UTC+2 | Nilis |
(Report) | Yoo Sang-chul |
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 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | ||
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | ||
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
4 June 2002 Group D | South Korea | 2–0 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan | |
20:30 UTC+9 | Hwang Sun-hong Yoo Sang-chul |
(Report) | Attendance: 48,760 Referee: Oscar Ruíz (Colombia) |
10 June 2002 Group D | South Korea | 1–1 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu | |
15:30 UTC+9 | Ahn Jung-hwan |
(Report) | Mathis |
Attendance: 60,778 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
14 June 2002 Group D | Portugal | 0–1 | Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon | |
20:30 UTC+9 | (Report) | Park Ji-sung |
Attendance: 50,239 Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina) |
Knockout Stage
18 June 2002 Round of 16 | South Korea | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon | |
20:30 UTC+9 | Seol Ki-hyeon Ahn Jung-hwan |
Report | Vieri |
Attendance: 38,588 Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador) |
22 June 2002 Quarter-finals | Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju | |
15:30 UTC+9 | Report | Attendance: 42,114 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Hierro Baraja Xavi Joaquín |
25 June 2002 Semi-finals | Germany | 1–0 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul | |
20:30 UTC+9 | Ballack |
Report | Attendance: 65,256 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
29 June 2002 Third place play-off | South Korea | 2–3 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu | |
20:00 UTC+9 | Lee Eul-yong Song Chong-gug |
Report | Hakan Şükür İlhan |
Attendance: 63,483 Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait) |
Germany 2006
Squad
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | ||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
13 June 2006 Group G | South Korea | 2–1 | FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt | |
15:00 UTC+2 | Lee Chun-soo Ahn Jung-hwan |
(Report) | Kader |
Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
18 June 2006 Group G | France | 1–1 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Henry |
(Report) | Park Ji-sung |
Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
23 June 2006 Group G | Switzerland | 2–0 | FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Senderos Frei |
(Report) | Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) |
South Africa 2010
Squad
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 | ||
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 |
12 June 2010 Group B | South Korea | 2–0 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
13:30 UTC+2 | Lee Jung-soo Park Ji-sung |
Report | Attendance: 31,513 Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)[2] |
17 June 2010 Group B | Argentina | 4–1 | Soccer City, Johannesburg | |
13:30 UTC+2 | Park Chu-young Higuaín |
Report | Lee Chung-yong |
Attendance: 82,174 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)[3] |
22 June 2010 Group B | Nigeria | 2–2 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban | |
20:30 UTC+2 | Uche Yakubu |
Report | Lee Jung-soo Park Chu-young |
Attendance: 61,874 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
Knockout Stage
26 June 2010 Round of 16 | Uruguay | 2–1 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
16:00 UTC+2 | Suárez |
Report | Lee Chung-yong |
Attendance: 30,597 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
Brazil 2014
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Russia | 1–1 | |
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Kerzhakov |
Report | Lee Keun-ho |
South Korea | 2–4 | |
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Son Heung-min Koo Ja-cheol |
Report | Slimani Halliche Djabou Brahimi |
South Korea | 0–1 | |
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Report | Vertonghen |
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 | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
South Korea | 1–2 | |
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Report |
South Korea | 2–0 | |
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Report |
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.