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South Korea
Group A · KOR
Flag: Original: Government of the Republic of Korea Vector: Great Brightstar and others (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons
World Cup history
Best result: Fourth place (2002)
Tournament stats
All teams →Possession
62%
Shots / match
10.7
On target / match
3.7
Corners / match
4.0
Goals
2–3
Averages over 3 matches with statistics.
Group A standing
| Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | W L L |
Fixtures & results
Gallery
1954 FIFAワールドカップ・アジア予選 日本対韓国
South Korea national football team - October 2012
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Squad
Last updated
Goalkeepers
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | – | – | – | – | – |
Defenders
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 5 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 13 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 14 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 16 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 22 | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 23 |
23
Jens Castrop
|
– | – | – | – | – |
Midfielders
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| 8 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 17 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 19 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 20 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 24 |
24
Kim Jin-gyu
|
– | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 26 | – | – | – | – | – |
Forwards
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Head-to-head
All records →South Korea's World Cup record against every country they've met. A shoot-out counts as a draw.
| Opponent | P | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |