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==World Cup record== ==World Cup record==

Revision as of 08:37, 7 June 2006

South Korea
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Asian Tigers, Taeguk Warriors
AssociationKorea Football Association
Head coachDick Advocaat (October 2005 ~ )
Most capsHong Myung-Bo (135)
Top scorerCha Bum-Kun (55)
First colours Second colours
First international
South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico
(London, England; August 2 1948)
Biggest win
South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29 2003)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea
(London, England; August 5 1948)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1954)
Best resultFourth place, 2002
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1956)
Best resultWinners, 1956 and 1960

The South Korea national football team has often been considered Asia's most successful national team since they made their debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics. It has participated in more World Cup finals than any other Asian team, even reaching the semi-finals in 2002.

Since the 1950s, South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football championships, including the first two Asian Cup tournaments. The South Korean national team has also played in five consecutive World Cup finals from 1986, for a total of six World Cups.

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly with Japan, was a sign of the rapid progress made in South Korean football. Led by Dutch coach Guus Hiddink and assistant coach Pim Verbeek, South Korea defeated Italy and Spain, and advancing to the semi-finals, a first for Asian football. The enthusiasm of the red-clad supporters, known as the "red devils", also made a big impression on viewers world-wide.

On June 8, 2005, South Korea qualified for its seventh World Cup by beating Kuwait 4-0 in Kuwait City.

World Cup record

Asian Cup record

East Asian Cup record

2002 World Cup Squad

Position No Name Date of Birth Cm Kg Club in 2002 current
GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae 26/04/73 182cm 82kg Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings
GK 12 Kim Byung-Ji 08/04/70 184cm 77kg Pohang Steelers FC Seoul
GK 23 Choi Eun-Sung 05/04/71 184cm 82kg Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Citizen
DF 15 Lee Min-Sung 23/06/73 183cm 72kg Busan I'cons FC Seoul
DF 20 Hong Myung-Bo 12/02/69 181cm 73kg Pohang Steelers retired
DF 4 Choi Jin-Cheul 26/03/71 187cm 80kg Cheonbuk Hyundai Motors Cheonbuk Hyundai Motors
DF 7 Kim Tae-Young 08/11/70 180cm 73kg Chunnam Dragons retired
MF 5 Kim Nam-Il 14/03/77 182cm 76kg Chunnam Dragons Suwon Samsung Bluewings
MF 10 Lee Young-Pyo 23/04/77 176cm 66kg Anyang LG Cheetahs Tottenham
MF 6 Yoo Sang-Chul 18/10/71 184cm 78kg Kashiwa Reysol retired
MF 13 Lee Eul-Yong 08/09/75 176cm 69kg Bucheon SK Trabzonspor
MF 21 Park Ji-Sung 25/02/81 175cm 70kg Kyoto Purple Sanga Manchester United
MF 3 Choi Sung-Yong 15/12/75 173cm 70kg Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings
MF 2 Hyun Young-Min 25/12/79 179cm 73kg Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
MF 22 Song Jong-Guk 20/02/79 175cm 71kg Busan I'cons Suwon Samsung Bluewings
MF 14 Lee Chun-Soo 09/07/81 172cm 69kg Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
MF 17 Yoon Jung-Hwan 16/02/73 173cm 63kg Cerezo Osaka Sagan Tosu
FW 19 Ahn Jung-Hwan 16/02/76 177cm 71kg Perugia MSV Duisburg
FW 9 Seol Ki-Hyun 08/01/79 184cm 73kg Anderlecht Wolves
FW 18 Hwang Sun-Hong 14/07/68 183cm 79kg Chunnam Dragons retired
FW 11 Choi Yong-Soo 10/09/73 184cm 79kg JEF United FC Seoul
FW 16 Cha Du-Ri 25/07/80 183cm 75kg Korea University Eintracht Frankfurt
FW 8 Choi Tae-Uk 13/03/81 173cm 67kg Anyang LG Cheetahs Shimizu S-Pulse

2006 World Cup Squad

Head coach: Dick Advocaat

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Lee Woon-Jae 26 April 1973 95 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 2DF Kim Young-Chul 30 June 1976 10 South Korea Ilhwa Chunma
3 2DF Kim Dong-Jin 29 January 1982 33 South Korea FC Seoul
4 2DF Choi Jin-Cheul 26 March 1971 61 South Korea Jeonbuk FC
5 3MF Kim Nam-Il 14 March 1977 65 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
6 2DF Kim Jin-Kyu 16 February 1985 21 Japan Jubilo Iwata
7 3MF Park Ji-Sung 25 February 1981 59 England Manchester United
8 3MF Kim Do Heon 14 July 1982 31 South Korea Ilhwa Chunma
9 4FW Ahn Jung-Hwan 27 January 1976 59 Germany MSV Duisburg
10 4FW Park Chu-Young 10 July 1985 17 South Korea FC Seoul
11 4FW Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 January 1979 65 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 2DF Lee Young-Pyo 23 April 1977 83 England Tottenham Hotspur
13 3MF Lee Eul-Yong 8 September 1975 46 Turkey Trabzonspor
14 4FW Lee Chun-Soo 9 July 1981 61 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
15 3MF Baek Ji-Hoon 28 February 1985 11 South Korea FC Seoul
16 4FW Chung Kyung-Ho 22 May 1980 39 South Korea Gwangju Sangmu
17 3MF Lee Ho 22 October 1984 10 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
18 2DF Kim Sang-Sik 17 December 1976 40 South Korea Ilhwa Chunma
19 4FW Cho Jae-Jin 9 July 1981 19 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
20 1GK Kim Yong-Dae 11 October 1979 15 South Korea Ilhwa Chunma
21 1GK Kim Young-Kwang 28 June 1983 5 South Korea Chunnam Dragons
22 2DF Song Chong-Gug 20 February 1979 49 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
23 2DF Cho Won-Hee 17 April 1983 13 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Notes

  1. In the last six editions of Asia Cup, however, South Korea lagged behind other teams, such as Japan, Saudi Arabia, and China.
  2. See 2002 FIFA World Cup (match reports).

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