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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0% |
| Without them | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0% |
| Alberto Górriz | Spain | 1 |
| Andoni Zubizarreta | Spain | 1 |
| Andrey Zhelyazkov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Ayan Sadakov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Borislav Mihaylov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bozhidar Iskrenov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bruno Versavel | Belgium | 1 |
| Chendo | Spain | 1 |
| Emilio Butragueño | Spain | 1 |
| Enzo Scifo | Belgium | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 7 Jun 1989 | v Singapore | 3–0 | 69′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 7 Jun 1989 | v Singapore | 3–0 | 61′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 25 May 1989 | v Nepal | 9–0 | 46′ | — | Extended lead | 6–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 17 Jun 1990 | v Spain | 1–3 | came on 52′ | 38 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 12 Jun 1990 | v Belgium | 0–2 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 7 Jun 1989 | v Singapore | 3–0 | — | — | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 25 May 1989 | v Nepal | 9–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 5 Jun 1986 | v Bulgaria | 1–1 | 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.