| Federation
founded: 1928 |
| FIFA
member since: 1948 |
|
WORLD
CUP HISTORY
|
| 1930 - Did not participate |
| 1934 - Did not participate |
| 1938 - Did not participate |
| 1950 - Did not participate |
| 1954 - First round exit |
| 1958 - Did not participate |
| 1962 - Did not qualify |
| 1966 - Did not participate |
| 1970 - Did not qualify |
| 1974 - Did not qualify |
| 1978 - Did not qualify |
| 1982 - Did not qualify |
| 1986 - First round exit |
| 1990 - First round exit |
| 1994 - First round exit |
| 1998 - First round exit |
| 2002 - 4th place |
| 2006 - First round exit |
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STATISTICS
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| Played |
24
|
| Won |
4
|
| Drawn |
7
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| Lost |
13
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| Goals for |
22
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| Goals against |
53
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| Points |
19
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South Korea
are 29th on the all-time table.
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TEAM
RECORDS
|
Biggest
victory:
2-0 vs Poland in 2002.
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Biggest
defeat:
0-9 vs Hungary in 1954.
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Overall
topscorer:
Jung-Hwan Ahn, 3 goals.
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Most
appearances:
Myung-Bo Hong, 16 matches.
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Hosted
the World Cup:
2002
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GREATEST
PLAYERS
|
 Myung-Bo Hong |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1954 1R Hungary L 0-9
1R Turkey L 0-7
1986 1R Argentina L 1-3
1R Bulgaria D 1-1
1R Italy L 2-3
1990 1R Belgium L 0-2
1R Spain L 1-3
1R Uruguay L 0-1
1994 1R Spain D 2-2
1R Bolivia D 0-0
1R Germany L 2-3
1998 1R Mexico L 1-3
1R Netherlands L 0-5
1R Belgium D 1-1
2002 1R Poland W 2-0
1R United States D 1-1
1R Portugal W 1-0
2R Italy [gg] W 2-1
QF Spain [5-3 ap] D 0-0
SF Germany L 0-1
3/4 Turkey L 2-3
2006 1R Togo W 2-1
1R France D 1-1
1R Switzerland L 0-2
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