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 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 46.2% |
| Without them | 45 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 67 | 46 | 42.2% |
| Chol Jin Pak | North Korea | 3 |
| Chong Tese | North Korea | 3 |
| In Guk Mun | North Korea | 3 |
| Jong Hyok Cha | North Korea | 3 |
| Kwang Chon Ri | North Korea | 3 |
| Myong Dok Ri | North Korea | 3 |
| Ri Jun-Il | North Korea | 3 |
| Song Chol Nam | North Korea | 3 |
| Yong Hak An | North Korea | 3 |
| Yong Jo Hong | North Korea | 3 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 31 Jul 2004 | v Iran | 3–4 | 68′ | — | Equaliser | 3–3 | AFC Asian Cup 2004 · Quarter-final |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 4 Jun 2013 | v Lebanon | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 22 Jun 2010 | v Nigeria | 2–2 | came on 64′ | 26 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage |
| 17 Jun 2010 | v Argentina | 1–4 | came on 46′ | 44 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage |
| 12 Jun 2010 | v Greece | 2–0 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage |
| 24 May 2010 | v Japan | 2–0 | came on 46′ | 44 | — | — | Friendly |
| 3 Mar 2010 | v Ivory Coast | 2–0 | came on 46′ | 44 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2008 | v North Korea | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 22 Jun 2008 | v North Korea | 0–0 | came on 72′ | 18 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 14 Jun 2008 | v Turkmenistan | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 7 Jun 2008 | v Jordan | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 31 May 2008 | v Jordan | 2–2 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 26 Mar 2008 | v North Korea | 0–0 | started, off 27′ | 27 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 6 Feb 2008 | v Turkmenistan | 4–0 | started, off 77′ | 77 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 2 Jun 2007 | v Netherlands | 0–2 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | Friendly |
| 23 Jun 2006 | v Switzerland | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage |
| 18 Jun 2006 | v France | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage |
| 13 Jun 2006 | v Togo | 2–1 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage |
| 4 Jun 2006 | v Ghana | 1–3 | came on 81′ | 9 | — | — | Friendly |
| 26 May 2006 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 1 Mar 2006 | v Angola | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Jul 2004 | v Iran | 3–4 | — | — | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 2004 · Quarter-final |
| 22 Jun 2002 | v Spain | 0–0 | started, off 32′ | 32 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Quarter-final |
| 18 Jun 2002 | v Italy | 2–1 | started, off 68′ | 68 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Round of 16 |
| 14 Jun 2002 | v Portugal | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 10 Jun 2002 | v United States | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 4 Jun 2002 | v Poland | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 21 May 2002 | v England | 1–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | 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.