Iran–South Korea football rivalry

Iran–Korea Republic
football rivalry
Other names Iran vs Korea Republic
Locale Asia (AFC)
Teams Iran Iran
South Korea Korea Republic
First meeting 28 May 1958
Metropolitan Stadium
Japan Tokyo, Japan
Latest meeting Iran 1–0 Korea Rep.
18 November 2014
Statistics
Most wins Iran Iran (12)
Largest victory Korea Rep 5–0 Iran.
28 May 1958

The Iran and Korea Republic men's national football teams are sporting rivals[1][2] and have played against each other officially since 1958, totalling 28 matches as of January 2015, including seven World Cup qualifiers. These two teams were among the strongest Asian national football teams during the 1960s and 1970s. Since then, the teams have developed one of Asia's greatest rivalries.[3] Although the teams only had one chance to play against each other in the final match of the AFC Asian Cup, in 1972, they have faced each other five consecutive times at the quarterfinals stage since 1996.[4][5]

List of matches

As of 18 November 2014

Iran wins12
Draws 7
South Korea wins 9
Total matches28
Iran total goals31
South Korea total goals 32
Total goals63
Number of matches held in Iran 6
Number of matches held in neutral venue 13
Number of matches held in South Korea 9
Total matches28

Team Home wins Away wins Neutral venue wins Home draws Away draws Neutral venue draws Biggest Win
 Iran 4 3 5 2 4 1 6–2
 South Korea 2 0 7 4 2 1 5–0
# Date Home Score Away Venue Competition
1 28-May-58  South Korea 5–0  Iran Japan Tokyo, Japan 1958 Asian Games
2 11-Dec-70  South Korea 1–0  Iran Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 1970 Asian Games
3 10-Sep-71  South Korea 2–0  Iran South Korea Seoul, South Korea Friendly
4 12-Sep-71  South Korea 0–2  Iran South Korea Seoul, South Korea Friendly
5 19-May-72  South Korea 1–2  Iran Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 1972 Asian Cup
6 11-Sep-74  Iran 2–0  South Korea Iran Tehran, Iran 1974 Asian Games
7 03-Jul-77  South Korea 0–0  Iran South Korea Pusan, South Korea 1978 World Cup Qualifier
8 11-Nov-77  Iran 2–2  South Korea Iran Tehran, Iran 1978 World Cup Qualifier
9 23-Nov-82  Iran 1–0  South Korea India New Delhi, India 1982 Asian Games
10 01-Oct-86  South Korea 1–1  Iran South Korea Busan, South Korea 1986 Asian Games
11 11-Dec-88  South Korea 3–0  Iran Qatar Doha, Qatar 1988 Asian Cup
12 03-Oct-90  South Korea 0–1  Iran China Beijing, China 1990 Asian Games
13 16-Oct-93  South Korea 3–0  Iran Qatar Doha, Qatar 1994 World Cup Qualifier
14 16-Dec-96  Iran 6–2  South Korea United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE 1996 Asian Cup
15 23-Oct-00  Iran 1–2  South Korea Lebanon Tripoli, Lebanon 2000 Asian Cup
16 24-Apr-01  South Korea 1–0  Iran Egypt Cairo, Egypt 2001 LG Cup
17 31-Jul-04  Iran 4–3  South Korea China Jinan, China 2004 Asian Cup
18 12-Oct-05  South Korea 2–0  Iran South Korea Seoul, South Korea Friendly
19 02-Sep-06  South Korea 1–1  Iran South Korea Seoul, South Korea 2007 Asian Cup Qualifier
20 15-Nov-06  Iran 2–0  South Korea Iran Tehran, Iran 2007 Asian Cup Qualifier
21 22-Jul-07  Iran 0–0  South Korea Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2007 Asian Cup
22 11-Feb-09  Iran 1–1  South Korea Iran Tehran, Iran 2010 World Cup Qualifier
23 17-Jun-09  South Korea 1–1  Iran South Korea Seoul, South Korea 2010 World Cup Qualifier
24 07-Sep-10  South Korea 0–1  Iran South Korea Seoul, South Korea Friendly
25 22-Jan-11  Iran 0–1  South Korea Qatar Doha, Qatar 2011 Asian Cup
26 16-Oct-12  Iran 1–0  South Korea Iran Tehran, Iran 2014 World Cup Qualifier
27 18-Jun-13  South Korea 0–1  Iran South Korea Ulsan, South Korea 2014 World Cup Qualifier
28 18-Nov-14  Iran 1–0  South Korea Iran Tehran, Iran Friendly

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Korea proposes a friendly match with Iran". teammelli.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "The (Hopefully) Last Qualifier – Korea vs Iran". taegukwarriors.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Asia’s finale sees three spots up for grabs". FIFA.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Holders Iraq went through to quarterfinals". cnn.com. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Iran's defeat sends Cho back to the drawing board". ESPN Internet Ventures. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

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