Koreaphobia

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Koreaphobia (Chinese: 恐韓症, pinyin kǒnghánzheng; Korean: 공한증) is an expectation of being beaten by Korea. Originally, and still most commonly, this concept is used to describe and explain the situation of the Chinese national football team. China has played about 30 matches against the South Korean team since 1978 but has never beaten them, despite finishing higher in a number of tournaments.

The Chinese characters can be translated as "the disease of fearing Korea." This term was originally used by the Chinese mass media and was later adopted and used by the Korean media as well. Outside of soccer, it has also been used to denote the frequent defeats suffered by Chinese go players at the hands of Koreans such as Lee Chang-ho.^[1]

As of 2008, the Korea Republic football team has recorded 16 wins and 11 draws in its 27 matches with China. The very first game between the two sides was held in the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok on December 17, 1978. The Koreans won that game 1-0 with a goal by Cha Bum Kun. The most recent match was at the 3rd East Asian tournament in Chongqing on February 17, 2008. At that time, Park Chu-Young and Kwak Tae-Hwi scored and Korea won by 3-2. In the Olympic Games, the South Korean team has amassed 7 wins and 1 draw against the Chinese side.

While this term may be seen as an effort to diminish the achievements of the Korean side, the Chinese media has historically taken a positive attitude acknowledging the Korean team's preeminence among East Asian sides. ^[2] In Korea, this term is often used as a general term for national victory, as when Korean baseball fans express a desire to create "Koreaphobia" among the Japanese.^[3]

This concept is often paired with the Korean wave (hallyu) in Korean discourse regarding their relationship with China and other Asian countries. ^[4]

[edit] All Time Records

Numbers	Date	Venue	Competition	Results	Scorers
1	1978 December 17th	Bangkok	Asian Game	1 : 0 Win	Cha Bum-Kun
2	1978 December 29th	Manilla	Asian Cup Qualifier	1 : 0 Win	Huh Jung-Moo
3	1982 March 1st	Calcutta	Nehru Gold Cup	1 :1 Tie	Lee Tae-Ho
4	1983 November 3rd	Bangkok	LA Olympics Qualifier 1st Leg	3 : 3 Tie	Kim Jong-Gun(2), Kim Jong-Boo
5	1983 November 8th	Bangkok	LA Olympics Qualifier 2nd Leg	0 : 0 Tie
6	1986 September 28th	Seoul	Asian Game	4 : 2 Win	Park Chang-Sun, Kim Joo-Sung, Lee Tae-Ho, Cho Min-Gook
7	1988 December 14th	Qatar	Asian Cup	2 : 1 Win	Lee Tae-Ho(2)
8	1989 October 20th	Singapor	Italy World Cup Qualifier	1 : 0 Win	Kim Joo-Sung
9	1990 July 31st	Beijing	Dynasty Cup 1st Round	1 : 0 Win	Lee Sang-Yoon
10	1990 August 3rd	Beijing	Dynasty Cup Final	1 : 1 Tie(5PK4)	Hwangbo-Kwan
11	1990 September 27th	Beijing	Asian Game	2 : 0 Win	Seo Jung-Won (2)
12	1992 August 26th	Beijing	Dynasty Cup	2 : 0 Win	Park Hyun-Yong, Jung Jae-Kwon
13	1995 February 19th	Hong Kong	Dynasty Cup	0 : 0 Tie
14	1996 September 25th	Seoul	Friendly	3 : 1 Win	Seo Jung-Won, Lee Ki-Hyung, Ha Seok-Ju
15	1996 November 26th	Guangzhou	Friendly	3 : 2 Win	Noh Sang-Rae, Shin Hong-Gi, Lee Young-Jin
16	1997 April 23rd	Beijing	Friendly	2 : 0 Win	Park Kun-Ha (2)
17	1997 August 30th	Seoul	Friendly	0 : 0 Tie
18	1998 March 4th	Yokohama	Dynasty Cup	2 : 1 Win	Choi Sung-Yong, Lee Sang-Yoon
19	1998 June 4th	Seoul	Friendly	1 : 1 Tie	Lee Sang-Yoon
20	1998 November 22nd	Shanghai	Friendly	0 : 0 Tie
21	2000 July 28th	Beijing	Friendly	1 : 0 Win	Lee Young-Pyo
22	2000 November 13th	Tripoli	Asian Cup 1st Round	2 : 2 Tie	Lee Young-Pyo, Noh Jung-Yoon
23	2000 October 29th	Beirut	Asian Cup Third Place Match	1 : 0 Win	Lee Dong-Gook
24	2002 April 27th	Incheon	Friendly	0 : 0 Tie
25	2003 December 7th	Saitama	East Asian Cup 2003	1 : 0 Win	Yoo Sang-Chul
26	2005 July 31st	Daejon	East Asian Cup 2005	1 : 1 Tie	Kim Jin-Kyu
27	2008 February 17th	Chongqing	East Asian Cup 2008	3 : 2 Win	Park Chu-Young (2), Kwak Tae-Hwi