South Korea 1–0 United States

Friday 12 Jun 1987 · Busan, South Korea

South Korea1–0United States

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

South Korea: 1685 → 1688
United States: 1489 → 1486

Expected score for South Korea: 84.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 10, 1956–2025.

South Korea wins: 5
Draws: 2
United States wins: 3

Form either side

South Korea

Before

4–0 v Indonesia 3 Oct 1986 · Asian Games 1986
2–0 v Saudi Arabia 5 Oct 1986 · Asian Games 1986
2–1 v Malaysia 6 Dec 1986 · Friendly
2–1 v Nepal 11 Dec 1986 · Friendly
0–0 v Egypt 10 Jun 1987 · Korea Cup 1987

After

4–2 v Thailand 14 Jun 1987 · Korea Cup 1987
1–1 v Australia 21 Jun 1987 · Korea Cup 1987
1–1 v Indonesia 6 Aug 1987 · Indonesia Tournament 1987
0–2 v Algeria 7 Aug 1987 · Indonesia Tournament 1987
1–0 v Malaysia 17 Dec 1987 · Merdeka Tournament 1987

United States

Before

1–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 19 May 1985 · CONCACAF Championship 1985
1–1 v Costa Rica 26 May 1985 · CONCACAF Championship 1985
0–1 v Costa Rica 31 May 1985 · CONCACAF Championship 1985
0–5 v England 16 Jun 1985 · Friendly
1–3 v Egypt 8 Jun 1987 · Korea Cup 1987

After

1–0 v Thailand 16 Jun 1987 · Korea Cup 1987
0–1 v Guatemala 10 Jan 1988 · Friendly
1–0 v Guatemala 13 Jan 1988 · Friendly
1–1 v Chile 1 Jun 1988 · Friendly
1–3 v Chile 3 Jun 1988 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

South Korea

0–0 v Egypt 10 Jun 1987
1–0 v United States 12 Jun 1987
4–2 v Thailand 14 Jun 1987
1–1 v Australia 21 Jun 1987

United States

1–3 v Egypt 8 Jun 1987
0–1 v South Korea 12 Jun 1987
1–0 v Thailand 16 Jun 1987

Every South Korea v United States match10

From South Korea's side.


6 Sep 2025	United States	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
1 Feb 2014	United States	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
10 Jun 2002	United States	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
19 Jan 2002	United States	1–2	Away	Gold Cup 2002	Group stage
9 Dec 2001	United States	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
12 Mar 1994	United States	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
5 Mar 1994	United States	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
13 Aug 1989	United States	2–1	Away	Marlboro Cup 1989	—
12 Jun 1987	United States	1–0	Home	Korea Cup 1987	—
31 Oct 1956	United States	1–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none