Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
South Korea's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
| Without them | 57 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 84 | 52 | 43.9% |
| Aaron Katebe | Zambia | 1 |
| Alex Brosque | Australia | 1 |
| Andreas Hinkel | Germany | 1 |
| Archie Thompson | Australia | 1 |
| Arne Friedrich | Germany | 1 |
| Aziz Behich | Australia | 1 |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | 1 |
| Bernd Schneider | Germany | 1 |
| Carl Valeri | Australia | 1 |
| Chisamba Lungu | Zambia | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
Nothing here.
| 3 Jun 2011 | v Serbia | 2–1 | 54′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | Friendly |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 14 Nov 2012 | v Australia | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Aug 2012 | v Zambia | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 3 Jun 2011 | v Serbia | 2–1 | — | — | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 19 Dec 2004 | v Germany | 3–1 | came on 88′ | 2 | — | — | Friendly |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.