Tallest: 2 · 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0% |
| Without them | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0% |
| Bruno Versavel | Belgium | 1 |
| Carlos Tapia | Argentina | 1 |
| Diego Maradona | Argentina | 1 |
| Enzo Scifo | Belgium | 1 |
| Eric Gerets | Belgium | 1 |
| Franky Van der Elst | Belgium | 1 |
| Jan Ceulemans | Belgium | 1 |
| Jorge Burruchaga | Argentina | 1 |
| Jorge Valdano | Argentina | 1 |
| José Luis Brown | Argentina | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 5 Jun 1989 | v Malaysia | 3–0 | 83′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 25 May 1989 | v Nepal | 9–0 | 87′ | — | Extended lead | 9–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 19 May 1985 | v Malaysia | 2–0 | 19′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1985 |
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 46′ | 44 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 5 Jun 1989 | v Malaysia | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 25 May 1989 | v Nepal | 9–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 2 Jun 1986 | v Argentina | 1–3 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
| 19 May 1985 | v Malaysia | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1985 |
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.