Friendly

Ghana 3–1 South Korea

Sunday 4 Jun 2006 · Edinburgh, Scotland (neutral)

Ghana3–1South Korea

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gyan Lee Muntari Essien

35′1–0Asamoah Gyan Ghana · penalty
49′1–1Eul-yong Lee South Korea
62′2–1Sulley Muntari Ghana
81′3–1Michael Essien Ghana

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Ghana

Came on

1Sammy AdjeiGK↑46′
19Razak PimpongFW↑82′

South Korea

Came on

19Jae-jin ChoFW↑46′
18Sang-Sik KimDF↑51′
5Kim Nam-IlMF↑81′
11Ki-hyeon SeolFW↑81′

Elo

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

Ghana: 1688 → 1708
South Korea: 1799 → 1779

Expected score for Ghana: 34.5% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 8, 1983–2025.

Ghana wins: 4
Draws: 0
South Korea wins: 4

Form either side

Ghana

Before

1–0 v Senegal 27 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
1–2 v Zimbabwe 31 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
0–1 v Mexico 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Turkey 26 May 2006 · Friendly
4–1 v Jamaica 29 May 2006 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Italy 12 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–0 v Czech Republic 17 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–1 v United States 22 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–3 v Brazil 27 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–0 v Togo 15 Aug 2006 · Friendly

South Korea

Before

2–1 v Syria 22 Feb 2006 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006
1–0 v Angola 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Senegal 23 May 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 26 May 2006 · Friendly
0–0 v Norway 1 Jun 2006 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Togo 13 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–1 v France 18 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–2 v Switzerland 23 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–1 v Iran 2 Sep 2006 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006
8–0 v Taiwan 6 Sep 2006 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006

Every Ghana v South Korea match8

From Ghana's side.


18 Nov 2025	South Korea	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
28 Nov 2022	South Korea	3–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Group stage
9 Jun 2014	South Korea	4–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
7 Jun 2011	South Korea	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
8 Oct 2006	South Korea	3–1	Away	Friendly	—
4 Jun 2006	South Korea	3–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
14 Jun 1997	South Korea	0–3	Away	Korea Cup 1997	—
15 Jun 1983	South Korea	0–1	Away	Korea Cup 1983	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN