South Korea or Korea Republic is one of the popular AFC teams, which is ready for the FIFA World Cup 2022.
The only FIFA World Cup semi-finalists from the AFC, South Korea, have some great memories in the football WC history.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for South Korea or Korea Republic.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2018
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
South Korea’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
11/21 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17.65 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: 2002 as the co-hosts with Japan (Fourth Place)
Best Result: Fourth Place (2002)
South Korea’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Not a FIFA member |
1934 | Italy | Not a FIFA member |
1938 | France | Not a FIFA member |
1950 | Brazil | Did not enter |
1954 | Switzerland | Group Stage |
1958 | Sweden | FIFA didn’t accept Preliminary competition entry |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Did not enter |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Group Stage |
1990 | Italy | Group Stage |
1994 | USA | Group Stage |
1998 | France | Group Stage |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Fourth Place |
2006 | Germany | Group Stage |
2010 | South Africa | Round of 16 |
2014 | Brazil | Group Stage |
2018 | Russia | Group Stage |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for South Korea:
Last Third Place: Never
Last Fourth Place: 2002
Last Semi-finals exit: 2002
Last Quarter-finals exit: Never
Last Round of 16 exit: 2010
Last Group Stage exit: 2018
Last Failed to Qualify: 1982
South Korea’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
2-0 vs Poland in 2002 | 9-0 vs Hungary in 1954 |
2-0 vs Greece in 2010 | 7-0 vs Turkey in 1954 |
2-0 vs Germany in 2018 | 5-0 vs Netherlands in 1998 |
Also Read | FIFA World Cup 2022: Ghana - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: Brazil - World Cup Records and Stats
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Most FIFA World Cup editions
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Awards (only official competition awards)
Most FIFA World Cup editions for South Korea
Hong Myung-bo played in four different FIFA World Cup editions (1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002).
Top 5 most appearances for South Korea in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Hong Myung-bo | 16 |
Park Ji-sung | 14 |
Lee Young-pyo | 12 |
Lee Woon-jae | 11 |
Kim Nam-il | 11 |
Top 5 most goals for South Korea in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Son Heung-min* | 3 |
Ahn Jung-hwan | 3 |
Park Ji-sung | 3 |
Lee Jung-soo | 2 |
Lee Chung-yong | 2 |
*Still playing
South Korea’s FIFA World Cup Awards (only official competition awards)
Hong Myung-bo (Bronze Ball 2002)
