Tallest: 3 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
South Korea's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bruno Versavel | Belgium | 1 |
| Enzo Scifo | Belgium | 1 |
| Eric Gerets | Belgium | 1 |
| Franky Van der Elst | Belgium | 1 |
| Jan Ceulemans | Belgium | 1 |
| Leo Clijsters | Belgium | 1 |
| Marc Degryse | Belgium | 1 |
| Marc Emmers | Belgium | 1 |
| Marc Van Der Linden | Belgium | 1 |
| Michel De Wolf | Belgium | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 3 Jun 1989 | v Nepal | 4–0 | 84′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 25 May 1989 | v Nepal | 9–0 | 16′ | pen | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 14 Dec 1988 | v China PR | 2–1 | 103′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | AFC Asian Cup 1988 · Semi-final |
| 14 Dec 1988 | v China PR | 2–1 | 93′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | AFC Asian Cup 1988 · Semi-final |
| 3 Dec 1988 | v United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 8′ | pen | Winning goal | 1–0 | AFC Asian Cup 1988 · Group stage |
| 26 Oct 1985 | v Japan | 2–1 | 42′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1985 |
| 2 Mar 1985 | v Nepal | 2–0 | 64′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1985 |
| 2 Dec 1984 | v Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 51′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | AFC Asian Cup 1984 · Group stage |
| 24 Apr 1981 | v Thailand | 5–1 | 70′ | — | Extended lead | 4–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 12 Jun 1990 | v Belgium | 0–2 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 3 Jun 1989 | v Nepal | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 25 May 1989 | v Nepal | 9–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 14 Dec 1988 | v China PR | 2–1 | — | — | 2 | — | AFC Asian Cup 1988 · Semi-final |
| 3 Dec 1988 | v United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 1988 · Group stage |
| 26 Oct 1985 | v Japan | 2–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1985 |
| 2 Mar 1985 | v Nepal | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1985 |
| 2 Dec 1984 | v Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 1984 · Group stage |
| 24 Apr 1981 | v Thailand | 5–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
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.