Tallest: 4 · 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Andrey Zhelyazkov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Ayan Sadakov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Borislav Mihaylov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bozhidar Iskrenov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Carlos Tapia | Argentina | 1 |
| Diego Maradona | Argentina | 1 |
| Georgi Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Jorge Burruchaga | Argentina | 1 |
| Jorge Valdano | Argentina | 1 |
| José Luis Brown | Argentina | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 7 Jun 1989 | v Singapore | 3–0 | 8′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 3 Jun 1989 | v Nepal | 4–0 | 43′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 25 May 1989 | v Nepal | 9–0 | 83′ | — | Extended lead | 8–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 25 May 1989 | v Nepal | 9–0 | 29′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 7 Jun 1989 | v Singapore | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 3 Jun 1989 | v Nepal | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 25 May 1989 | v Nepal | 9–0 | — | — | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 5 Jun 1986 | v Bulgaria | 1–1 | came on 72′ | 18 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
| 2 Jun 1986 | v Argentina | 1–3 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
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.