South Korea at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of South Korea's results at the FIFA World Cup. South Korea have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on eight occasions in 1954 and 1986 to 2010. Their best ever performance is a fourth place in the 2002 tournament held in Korea and Japan.

Contents

Records

Hosts/Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
1934 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
1938 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
1950 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
1954 Round 1 16 2 0 0 2 0 16
1958 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
1962 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
1966 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
1970 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
1974 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
1978 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
1982 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
1986 Round 1 20 3 0 1 2 4 7
1990 Round 1 22 3 0 0 3 1 6
1994 Round 1 20 3 0 2 1 4 5
1998 Round 1 30 3 0 1 2 2 9
2002 Semi-finals 4 7 3 2 2 8 6
2006 Round 1 17 3 1 1 1 3 4
2010 Round of 16 15 4 1 1 2 6 8
2014
Total 8/19 28 5 8 15 28 61
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

Switzerland 1954

South Korea squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Hungary 2 2 0 0 17 3 4
 West Germany 2 1 0 1 7 9 2
 Turkey 2 1 0 1 8 4 2
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 0 16 0
17 June 1954
18:00

CET (UTC+01)

 Hungary  9 – 0  South Korea Hardturm Stadium, Zürich
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France)
Puskás  12', 89'
Lantos  18'
Kocsis  24', 36', 50'
Czibor  59'
Palotás  75', 83'		 Report
20 June 1954
17:00

CET (UTC+01)

 Turkey  7 – 0  South Korea Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay)
Suat  10', 30'
Lefter  24'
Burhan  37', 64', 70'
Erol  76'		 Report

Mexico 1986

South Korea squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 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
12:00 CST
 Argentina  3 – 1  South Korea Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)
Valdano  6', 46'
Ruggeri  18'		 (Report) Park Chang-Seon  73'
5 June 1986
16:00 CST
 Bulgaria  1 – 1  South Korea Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Fallaj Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia)
Getov  11' (Report) Kim Jong-Boo  70'
10 June 1986
12:00 CST
 Italy  3 – 2  South Korea Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: David Socha (United States)
Altobelli  17', 73'
Cho Kwang-Rae  82' (o.g.)		 (Report) Choi Soon-Ho  62'
Huh Jung-Moo  83'

Italy 1990

South Korea squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup

Group E

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 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

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

12 June 1990
17:00
 Belgium  2 – 0  South Korea Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Attendance: 32,790
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Degryse  53'
De Wolf  64'		 Report
17 June 1990
21:00
 South Korea  1 – 3  Spain Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 32,733
Referee: Elías Jácome (Ecuador)
Hwangbo Kwan  42' Report Míchel  22', 61', 81'
21 June 1990
17:00
 South Korea  0 – 1  Uruguay Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Report Fonseca  90'

United States 1994

South Korea squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup

Group C

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Spain 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
 South Korea 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 Bolivia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
17 June 1994
18:35 CDT
 Spain  2 – 2  South Korea Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 56,247
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Salinas  51'
Goikoetxea  55'		 Report Hong Myung-Bo  85'
Seo Jung-Won  90'
23 June 1994
19:35 EDT
 South Korea  0 – 0  Bolivia Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 54,453
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
Report
27 June 1994
15:05 CDT
 Germany  3 – 2  South Korea Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 63,998
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
Klinsmann  12', 37'
Riedle  20'		 Report Hwang Sun-Hong  52'
Hong Myung-Bo  63'

France 1998

South Korea squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup

Group E

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
 Mexico 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
 Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7 1

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

13 June 1998
17:30
 South Korea  1 – 3  Mexico Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,133
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Ha Seok-Ju  28' (Report) Peláez  51'
Hernández  74', 84'
20 June 1998
21:00
 Netherlands  5 – 0  South Korea Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
Cocu  38'
Overmars  42'
Bergkamp  71'
van Hooijdonk  80'
R. de Boer  83'		 (Report)
25 June 1998
16:00
 Belgium  1 – 1  South Korea Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Nilis  7' (Report) Yoo Sang-Chul  71'

Korea/Japan 2002

South Korea squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place

Group D

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

All times local (UTC+9)

2002-06-04
20:30
 South Korea  2 – 0  Poland Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 48,760
Referee: Oscar Ruíz (Colombia)
Hwang Sun-Hong  26'
Yoo Sang-Chul  53'		 (Report)
2002-06-10
15:30
 South Korea  1 – 1  United States Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 60,778
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Ahn Jung-Hwan  78' (Report) Mathis  24'
2002-06-14
20:30
 Portugal  0 – 1  South Korea Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon
Attendance: 50,239
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
(Report) Park Ji-Sung  70'

Knockout Stage

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

18 June 2002
20:30
 South Korea  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Italy Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 38,588
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)
Seol Ki-Hyeon  88'
Ahn Jung-Hwan  117'		 Report Vieri  18'

Quarter-finals

22 June 2002
15:30
 Spain  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju
Attendance: 42,114
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Report
  Penalties  
Hierro
Baraja
Xavi
Joaquín		 3 – 5 Hwang Sun-Hong
Park Ji-Sung
Seol Ki-Hyeon
Ahn Jung-Hwan
Hong Myung-Bo

Semi-finals

25 June 2002
20:30
 Germany  1 – 0  South Korea Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 65,256
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Ballack  75' Report

Third place

29 June 2002
20:00
 South Korea  2 – 3  Turkey Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 63,483
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Lee Eul-Yong  9'
Song Chong-Gug  90+3'		 Report Hakan Şükür  1'
İlhan  13', 32'

Germany 2006

South Korea squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup

Group G

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 France 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Togo 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

13 June 2006
15:00
 South Korea  2 – 1  Togo FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Lee Chun-Soo  54'
Ahn Jung-Hwan  72'		 (Report) Kader  31'
18 June 2006
21:00
 France  1 – 1  South Korea Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Henry  9' (Report) Park Ji-Sung  81'
23 June 2006
21:00
 Switzerland  2 – 0  South Korea FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Senderos  23'
Frei  77'		 (Report)

South Africa 2010

South Korea squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup

Group B

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
 Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1

All times local (UTC+02)

12 June 2010
13:30
 South Korea  2 – 0  Greece Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 31,513
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)[1]
Lee Jung-Soo  7'
Park Ji-Sung  52'		 Report
17 June 2010
13:30
 Argentina  4 – 1  South Korea Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 82,174
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)[2]
Park Chu-Young  17' (o.g.)
Higuaín  33', 76', 80'		 Report Lee Chung-Yong  45+1'
22 June 2010
20:30
 Nigeria  2 – 2  South Korea Durban Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 61,874
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Uche  12'
Yakubu  69' (pen.)		 Report Lee Jung-Soo  38'
Park Chu-Young  49'

Knockout Stage

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

26 June 2010
16:00
 Uruguay  2 – 1  South Korea Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 30,597
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Suárez  8', 80' Report Lee Chung-Yong  68'

References

  1. ^ "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/93/96/referee_designations.pdf. Retrieved 5 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/24/47/95/referee_designations_matches_17-24.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 

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