South Korea at the FIFA World Cup

South Korea national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

This is a record of 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.

Records

World Cup all-time record featuring South Korea

The South Koreans first time ever to reach the World Cup finals in 1954 was proved to be a crippled journey. Though with only two group matches back in those times, some of the records made by the South Koreans in 1954 are unbroken til now (2018).

Goalscoring and Goalkeeping

Fastest conceded goal from kickoff
11 seconds, Hakan Şükür ( Turkey), vs South Korea, 2002
Most goals conceded, one tournament
16, Hong Deok-young ( South Korea), 1954 (in 1954 two matches were played in group stage)
Largest negative goal difference, one tournament
−16,  South Korea, 1954 (in 1954 two matches were played in group stage)

Upsets

Biggest upset of the top ranked team, per FIFA rankings
+56,  South Korea (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over  Germany (ranked 1)

Streaks

Most consecutive matches conceding at least five / six / seven goals
2,  South Korea (1954) (seven goals); also  United States (1930–1934) (six goals); also  Austria (1954) (five goals)
Biggest margin of victory
9,  Hungary (9) vs  South Korea (0), 1954;  Yugoslavia (9) vs  Zaire (0), 1974;  Hungary (10) vs  El Salvador (1), 1982
Largest goal difference improvement in consecutive matches[1]
+10:  Turkey (1954) – lost 1–4 to  West Germany, then won 7–0 over  South Korea; and  West Germany (1954) – lost 3–8 to  Hungary, then won 7–2 over  Turkey
Largest goal difference worsening in consecutive matches
−12:  Sweden (1938) – won 8–0 over  Cuba, then lost 1–5 to  Hungary;  Turkey (1954) – won 7–0 over  South Korea, then lost 2–7 to  West Germany;  Hungary (1982) – won 10–1 over  El Salvador, then lost 1–4 to  Argentina

Standings

FIFA World Cup Finals Record
Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA
Brazil 1950 Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Group stage 16th 2 0 0 2 0 16
Sweden 1958 Preliminary competition entry denied[2]
Chile 1962 Did not qualify
England 1966 Did not enter
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 4 7
Italy 1990 22nd 3 0 0 3 1 6
United States 1994 20th 3 0 2 1 4 5
France 1998 30th 3 0 1 2 2 9
South KoreaJapan 2002 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 8 6
Germany 2006 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 3 4
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 6 8
Brazil 2014 Group stage 27th 3 0 1 2 3 6
Russia 2018 19th 3 1 0 2 3 3
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Total Fourth Place 10/21 34 6 9 19 34 70

By match

  1. ↑ South Korea would win in a penalty shootout.

By opponent

Awards

South Korea is the only Asian team to ever win a team award at a FIFA World Cup when they were voted 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 MasterCard All Star Team. They are the only Asians ever to have been named in a FIFA World Cup All-Star Team over the years.

Top goalscorers

Park Ji-sung is the only Korean player to score at three different FIFA World Cups.
No. Name Goals World Cups
1 Ahn Jung-hwan32002 (2) and 2006 (1)
Park Ji-sung32002, 2006 and 2010
Son Heung-min32014 (1) and 2018 (2)
4 Hong Myung-bo21994
Hwang Sun-hong21994 and 2002
Yoo Sang-chul21998 and 2002
Lee Jung-soo22010
Lee Chung-yong22010

Most caps

Hong Myung-bo captained the South Korean team to Fourth Place in 2002.
No. Name Matches World Cups
1Hong Myung-bo161990, 1994, 1998 and 2002
2Park Ji-sung142002, 2006 and 2010
3Lee Young-pyo122002, 2006 and 2010
4 Lee Woon-jae111994, 2002 and 2006
Kim Nam-il112002, 2006 and 2010
6 Hwang Sun-hong101990, 1994 and 2002
Kim Tae-young101998 and 2002
Yoo Sang-chul101998 and 2002
Lee Chun-soo102002 and 2006
10 Kim Joo-sung91986, 1990 and 1994
Ahn Jung-hwan92002 and 2006
Choi Jin-cheul92002 and 2006
Seol Ki-hyeon92002 and 2006
Ki Sung-yueng92010, 2014 and 2018

Switzerland 1954

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Hungary 22001734
 West Germany 2101792
 Turkey 2101842
 South Korea 20020160

All times local CET (UTC+1)

Hungary 9–0 South Korea
Puskás  12', 89'
Lantos  18'
Kocsis  24', 36', 50'
Czibor  59'
Palotás  75', 83'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France)
Turkey 7–0 South Korea
Suat  10', 30'
Lefter  24'
Burhan  37', 64', 70'
Erol  76'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay)

Mexico 1986

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 321062+45
 Italy 312054+14
 Bulgaria 302124−22
 South Korea 301247−31

All times local CST (UTC−5)

Argentina 3–1 South Korea
Valdano  6', 46'
Ruggeri  18'		 (Report) Park Chang-sun  73'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)
South Korea 2–3 Italy
Choi Soon-ho  62'
Huh Jung-moo  83'		 (Report) Altobelli  17', 73'
Cho Kwang-rae  82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,000

Italy 1990

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321052+35
 Belgium 320163+34
 Uruguay 311123−13
 South Korea 300316−50

All times local CEST (UTC+2)

Belgium 2–0 South Korea
Degryse  53'
De Wolf  64'		 Report
Attendance: 32,790
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
South Korea 1–3 Spain
Hwangbo Kwan  42' Report Míchel  22', 61', 81'
Attendance: 32,733
South Korea 0–1 Uruguay
Report Fonseca  90'
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

United States 1994

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 321053+27
 Spain 312064+25
 South Korea 302145−12
 Bolivia 301214−31
Spain 2–2 South Korea
Salinas  51'
Goikoetxea  55'		 Report Hong Myung-bo  85'
Seo Jung-won  90'
Attendance: 56,247
South Korea 0–0 Bolivia
Report
Attendance: 54,453
Germany 3–2 South Korea
Klinsmann  12', 37'
Riedle  20'		 Report Hwang Sun-hong  52'
Hong Myung-bo  63'
Attendance: 63,998

France 1998

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 312072+55
 Mexico 312075+25
 Belgium 30303303
 South Korea 301229−71

All times local CEST (UTC+2)

South Korea 1–3 Mexico
Ha Seok-ju  28' (Report) Peláez  51'
Hernández  74', 84'
Attendance: 39,133
Netherlands 5–0 South Korea
Cocu  38'
Overmars  42'
Bergkamp  71'
van Hooijdonk  80'
R. de Boer  83'		 (Report)
Attendance: 55,000
Belgium 1–1 South Korea
Nilis  7' (Report) Yoo Sang-chul  71'
Attendance: 45,500

Korea/Japan 2002

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 321041+37
 United States 311156−14
 Portugal 310264+23
 Poland 310237−43

All times local KST (UTC+9)

South Korea 2–0 Poland
Hwang Sun-hong  26'
Yoo Sang-chul  53'		 (Report)
Attendance: 48,760
South Korea 1–1 United States
Ahn Jung-hwan  78' (Report) Mathis  24'
Attendance: 60,778
Portugal 0–1 South Korea
(Report) Park Ji-sung  70'
Attendance: 50,239

Knockout Stage

Round of 16

South Korea 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Italy
Seol Ki-hyeon  88'
Ahn Jung-hwan  117' 		Report Vieri  18'
Attendance: 38,588

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Germany 1–0 South Korea
Ballack  75' Report
Attendance: 65,256

Third place

South Korea 2–3 Turkey
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

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 321040+47
 France 312031+25
 South Korea 311134−14
 Togo 300316−50

All times local CEST (UTC+2)

South Korea 2–1 Togo
Lee Chun-soo  54'
Ahn Jung-hwan  72'		 (Report) Kader  31'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
France 1–1 South Korea
Henry  9' (Report) Park Ji-sung  81'
Attendance: 43,000
Switzerland  2–0 South Korea
Senderos  23'
Frei  77'		 (Report)
Attendance: 43,000

South Africa 2010

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
3  Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local SAST (UTC+02)

Argentina 4–1 South Korea
Park Chu-young  17' (o.g.)
Higuaín  33', 76', 80'		 Report Lee Chung-yong  45+1'
Attendance: 82,174
Nigeria 2–2 South Korea
Uche  12'
Yakubu  69' (pen.)		 Report Lee Jung-soo  38'
Park Chu-young  49'
Attendance: 61,874

Knockout Stage

Round of 16

Uruguay 2–1 South Korea
Suárez  8', 80' Report Lee Chung-yong  68'
Attendance: 30,597

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
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
Russia 1–1 South Korea
Kerzhakov  74' Report Lee Keun-ho  68'
Attendance: 37,603
South Korea 2–4 Algeria
Son Heung-min  50'
Koo Ja-cheol  72'		 Report Slimani  26'
Halliche  28'
Djabou  38'
Brahimi  62'
Attendance: 42,732
South Korea 0–1 Belgium
Report Vertonghen  78'
Attendance: 61,397

Russia 2018

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sweden 1–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 42,300[5]
South Korea 1–2 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 43,472[6]
South Korea 2–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 41,835[7]

References

  1. ↑ Matches within one tournament. Otherwise,  Hungary had a +11 swing between 2–4 v  Italy in 1938 and 9–0 v  South Korea in 1954; and again between 1–3 v  France in 1978 and 10–1 v  El Salvador in 1982; and likewise  Germany between 0–3 v  Croatia in 1998 and 8–0 v  Saudi Arabia in 2002.
  2. ↑ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  3. ↑ "Referee designations for matches 1–16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  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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