South Korea at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of the South Korea's results at the FIFA World Cup. South Korea have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on ten occasions in 1954 and 1986 to 2018. Their best ever performance is a fourth place in the 2002 tournament co-hosted at home soil and at Japan. This made them the first ever team to end in fourth place in its own World Cup,S.Korea is also team outside the Europe vs Americas reaching the top 4 of a FIFA World Cup in the history as well.

South Korea also advanced the round of 16 in the World Cup 2010 with 4 points+2nd place in the group stage,South Korea also beat Germany perfectly 2-0 to eliminate Germany in the FIFA World Cup 2018.

Records

World Cup all-time record featuring South Korea 

The South Koreans first time ever to reach the World Cup finals in 1954 was proved to be a crippled journey. Though with only two group matches back in those times, some of the records made by the South Koreans in 1954 are unbroken til now (2018).

Goalscoring and Goalkeeping 
 Fastest conceded goal from kickoff 11 seconds, Hakan Şükür (), vs South Korea, 2002

 Most goals conceded, one tournament 16, Hong Deok-young (), 1954 (in 1954 two matches were played in group stage)

 Largest negative goal difference, one tournament −16, , 1954 (in 1954 two matches were played in group stage)

Upsets
Biggest upset of the top ranked team, per FIFA rankings +56,  (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over  (ranked 1)

Streaks 
 Most consecutive matches conceding at least five / six / seven goals 2,  (1954) (seven goals); also  (1930–1934) (six goals); also  (1954) (five goals)

 Biggest margin of victory 9,  (9) vs  (0), 1954;  (9) vs  (0), 1974;  (10) vs  (1), 1982

Largest goal difference improvement in consecutive matches +10:  (1954) – lost 1–4 to , then won 7–0 over ; and  (1954) – lost 3–8 to , then won 7–2 over 

Largest goal difference worsening in consecutive matches −12:  (1938) – won 8–0 over , then lost 1–5 to ;  (1954) – won 7–0 over , then lost 2–7 to ;  (1982) – won 10–1 over , then lost 1–4 to

Standings 
Korea was out in 2018 but beat German.

By match

By opponent

Awards 

South Korea is the only Asian team to ever win a team award at a FIFA World Cup when they were voted Most Entertaining Team in 2002 after finishing in fourth place.

In the same year, Hong Myung-bo and Yoo Sang-chul have been voted members of the MasterCard All Star Team. They are the only Asians ever to have been named in a FIFA World Cup All-Star Team over the years.

Top goalscorers

Most caps 
 Son Heung-min is captain of South Korea from match against Germany 2018.

Captains

Switzerland 1954

Group 2

All times local CET (UTC+1)

Mexico 1986

Group A

All times local CST (UTC−5)

Italy 1990

Group E

All times local CEST (UTC+2)

United States 1994

Group C

France 1998

Group E

All times local CEST (UTC+2)

Korea/Japan 2002

Group D

All times local KST (UTC+9)

Knockout Stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place

Germany 2006

Group G

All times local CEST (UTC+2)

South Africa 2010

Group B

All times local SAST (UTC+02)

Knockout Stage

Round of 16

Brazil 2014

Group H

Russia 2018

S.Koreans were out from round 1 in the World Cup 2018 but Korea got the great result in this World Cup now:S.Koreans beat Germany in FIFA World Cup 2018 so they are being unique Asian country to beat Germany(A world champion) in W.C.

Group F

References

External links 
 FIFA match results for all stages 1930–2006
 FIFA official website

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