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South Korea

2 Jan 1949 – 24 Jun 2026 · Elo 1833 (33rd now), peak 1921 in 2022

Played
1,007
Win %
53.3%
Goals for
1,788
Against
912
Clean sheets
466
Titles
0

537 won · 252 drawn · 218 lost

Elo rating

World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.

1,4001,6001,80019491957196519731981198919972005201320211949 — Elo: 1,5201950 — Elo: 1,5341951 — Elo: 1,5341952 — Elo: 1,5341953 — Elo: 1,5441954 — Elo: 1,4731955 — Elo: 1,4731956 — Elo: 1,6091957 — Elo: 1,6091958 — Elo: 1,6441959 — Elo: 1,6611960 — Elo: 1,7191961 — Elo: 1,6411962 — Elo: 1,6701963 — Elo: 1,6451964 — Elo: 1,6051965 — Elo: 1,6151966 — Elo: 1,5631967 — Elo: 1,6201968 — Elo: 1,6041969 — Elo: 1,6021970 — Elo: 1,6461971 — Elo: 1,6111972 — Elo: 1,6001973 — Elo: 1,6411974 — Elo: 1,5851975 — Elo: 1,6711976 — Elo: 1,6901977 — Elo: 1,7761978 — Elo: 1,8801979 — Elo: 1,8731980 — Elo: 1,8241981 — Elo: 1,7711982 — Elo: 1,7221983 — Elo: 1,7151984 — Elo: 1,6381985 — Elo: 1,7231986 — Elo: 1,6881987 — Elo: 1,6741988 — Elo: 1,7901989 — Elo: 1,8171990 — Elo: 1,7571991 — Elo: 1,7541992 — Elo: 1,7241993 — Elo: 1,7611994 — Elo: 1,6951995 — Elo: 1,6871996 — Elo: 1,6541997 — Elo: 1,8061998 — Elo: 1,7471999 — Elo: 1,7482000 — Elo: 1,8102001 — Elo: 1,8362002 — Elo: 1,7842003 — Elo: 1,7222004 — Elo: 1,7712005 — Elo: 1,7592006 — Elo: 1,7152007 — Elo: 1,7182008 — Elo: 1,8002009 — Elo: 1,8292010 — Elo: 1,8062011 — Elo: 1,8422012 — Elo: 1,8422013 — Elo: 1,7702014 — Elo: 1,7092015 — Elo: 1,8752016 — Elo: 1,8762017 — Elo: 1,8342018 — Elo: 1,8472019 — Elo: 1,8492020 — Elo: 1,8512021 — Elo: 1,8762022 — Elo: 1,8782023 — Elo: 1,8902024 — Elo: 1,8782025 — Elo: 1,8982026 — Elo: 1,832

Results by year

WonDrawnLost
1949195519611967197319791985199119972003200920152021

Tallest: 26 · Year

Home, away, neutral

Home3382097950672221+45161.8%
Away2301075865350254+9646.5%
Neutral439221115103766437+32950.3%

By kind of match

Tournament finals211965164330253+7745.5%
Qualifiers2061305026468119+34963.1%
Friendlies590311151128990540+45052.7%

Runs

Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.

Wins1029 Jul 197521 Dec 19750
Unbeaten293 Sep 197729 Dec 19780
Scored in2316 May 197515 Aug 19760
Clean sheets916 Aug 197013 Dec 19700
Without a win813 Sep 198110 Mar 19822
Defeats38 May 195420 Jun 19542
Without scoring422 Jul 200730 Jan 20082

Tournament finals51

Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.

AFC Asian Cup150Runner-up (2015, 1988, 1980, 1972)
FIFA World Cup120Fourth place (2002)
Asian Games120—
EAFF Championship90—
Gold Cup20Fourth place (2002)
Confederations Cup10Group stage (2001)

Every finals tournament

FIFA World Cup 2026Group stage310223-1—
AFC Asian Cup 2024Semi-finals62311110+1E · 2nd
FIFA World Cup 2022Round of 16411258-3H · 2nd
EAFF Championship 2022—320163+3—
EAFF Championship 2019—330040+4—
AFC Asian Cup 2019Quarter-finals540162+4C · 1st
FIFA World Cup 2018Group stage3102330F · 3rd
EAFF Championship 2017—321073+4—
EAFF Championship 2015—312031+2—
AFC Asian Cup 2015Runner-up650182+6A · 1st
FIFA World Cup 2014Group stage301236-3H · 4th
EAFF Championship 2013—302112-1—
AFC Asian Cup 2011Third place6420137+6C · 2nd
FIFA World Cup 2010Round of 16411268-2B · 2nd
EAFF Championship 2010—320184+4—

Biggest wins

  1. 16–0 v Nepal 29 Sep 2003 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2003
  2. 11–0 v Nepal 1 Oct 1994 · Asian Games 1994
  3. 9–0 v Bangladesh 16 Sep 1979 · Korea Cup 1979
  4. 9–0 v Nepal 25 May 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
  5. 9–0 v Guam 5 Aug 1996 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1996
  6. 9–0 v Laos 5 Apr 2000 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2000
  7. 8–0 v Singapore 21 Jun 1970 · Indonesia Tournament 1970
  8. 8–0 v India 10 Aug 1976 · Merdeka Tournament 1976
  9. 8–0 v Sudan 8 Sep 1979 · Korea Cup 1979
  10. 8–0 v Taiwan 6 Sep 2006 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006

Heaviest defeats

  1. 0–9 v Hungary 17 Jun 1954 · FIFA World Cup 1954
  2. 0–7 v Turkey 20 Jun 1954 · FIFA World Cup 1954
  3. 1–6 v Spain 1 Jun 2016 · Friendly
  4. 0–5 v Brazil 10 Oct 2025 · Friendly
  5. 0–5 v Czech Republic 15 Aug 2001 · Friendly
  6. 0–5 v France 30 May 2001 · Confederations Cup 2001
  7. 0–5 v Netherlands 20 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
  8. 2–6 v Iran 16 Dec 1996 · AFC Asian Cup 1996
  9. 1–5 v Brazil 2 Jun 2022 · Friendly
  10. 1–5 v Serbia 8 Oct 1961 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1961

Opponents124

JapanAFC7338211411066+4452.1%19542022
MalaysiaAFC583316910354+4956.9%19532024
ThailandAFC523310910339+6463.5%19622024
IndonesiaAFC3930638725+6276.9%19532007
China PRAFC38231235627+2960.5%19492024
IranAFC331010133634+230.3%19582022
SingaporeAFC30253210519+8683.3%19532024
MyanmarAFC2913883720+1744.8%19542015
AustraliaAFC2991193029+131%19672024
Hong KongAFC2821526224+3875%19532022
KuwaitAFC2614393722+1553.8%19722025
IraqAFC24111213215+1745.8%19722025
United Arab EmiratesAFC2214534116+2563.6%19802022
IndiaAFC2115335114+3771.4%19582011
North KoreaAFC198101176+1142.1%19782019
Saudi ArabiaAFC196941813+531.6%19802024
BahrainAFC1812424414+3066.7%19772024
EgyptCAF176741811+735.3%19872022
UzbekistanAFC1611413414+2068.8%19942018
LebanonAFC151131265+2173.3%19752022

By competition20

Friendly318149799046.9%
FIFA World Cup qualification167104451862.3%
Merdeka Tournament10364251462.1%
AFC Asian Cup7338191652.1%
Korea Cup705014671.4%
Asian Games603581758.3%
King's Cup432614360.5%
FIFA World Cup418102319.5%
AFC Asian Cup qualification39265866.7%
EAFF Championship271310448.1%
Indonesia Tournament1654731.3%
Dynasty Cup1577146.7%

Recorded scorers168

Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.

Son Heung-Min5592011–2026
Park Chu-Young2032005–2014
Lee Dong-gook1912000–2012
Hwang Ui-Jo1822018–2023
Hwang Hee-Chan1732017–2026
Sun-hong Hwang1701988–2002
Kim Shin-Wook1612012–2021
Ja-Cheol Koo1532011–2017
Lee Jae-Sung1402015–2025
Keun-Ho Lee1302008–2014
Soon-ho Choi1211980–1989
Cho Gue-Sung1102022–2026

Most capped287

Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 24% of these matches.

Son Heung-Min1401182011–2026
Lee Jae-Sung98792011–2026
Kim Young-Gwon96922011–2024
Ki Sung-Yueng89862008–2019
Hwang Hee-Chan82542016–2026
Kim Min-Jae79732017–2026
Kim Seung-Gyu78772013–2026
Hwang In-Beom72662018–2026
Jung Woo-Young68562015–2024
Lee Chung-Yong66612008–2019
Kim Jin-Su61532013–2024
Ja-Cheol Koo60492010–2019

Every match1,007

24 Jun 2026South Africa0–1NeutralFIFA World Cup 2026Group stage
18 Jun 2026Mexico0–1AwayFIFA World Cup 2026Group stage
11 Jun 2026Czech Republic2–1NeutralFIFA World Cup 2026Group stage
3 Jun 2026El Salvador1–0NeutralFriendly—
30 May 2026Trinidad and Tobago5–0NeutralFriendly—
31 Mar 2026Austria0–1AwayFriendly—
28 Mar 2026Ivory Coast0–4NeutralFriendly—
18 Nov 2025Ghana1–0HomeFriendly—
14 Nov 2025Bolivia2–0HomeFriendly—
14 Oct 2025Paraguay2–0HomeFriendly—
10 Oct 2025Brazil0–5HomeFriendly—
9 Sep 2025Mexico2–2NeutralFriendly—
6 Sep 2025United States2–0AwayFriendly—
10 Jun 2025Kuwait4–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
5 Jun 2025Iraq2–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
25 Mar 2025Jordan1–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
20 Mar 2025Oman1–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
19 Nov 2024Palestine1–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
14 Nov 2024Kuwait3–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
15 Oct 2024Iraq3–2HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
10 Oct 2024Jordan2–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
10 Sep 2024Oman3–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
5 Sep 2024Palestine0–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
11 Jun 2024China PR1–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
6 Jun 2024Singapore7–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
26 Mar 2024Thailand3–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
21 Mar 2024Thailand1–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
6 Feb 2024Jordan0–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Semi-final
2 Feb 2024Australia2–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Quarter-final
30 Jan 2024Saudi Arabia1–1 (won on pens)NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Round of 16
25 Jan 2024Malaysia3–3NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Group stage
20 Jan 2024Jordan2–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Group stage
15 Jan 2024Bahrain3–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Group stage
6 Jan 2024Iraq1–0NeutralFriendly—
21 Nov 2023China PR3–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2023—
16 Nov 2023Singapore5–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2023—
17 Oct 2023Vietnam6–0HomeFriendly—
13 Oct 2023Tunisia4–0HomeFriendly—
12 Sep 2023Saudi Arabia1–0NeutralFriendly—
7 Sep 2023Wales0–0AwayFriendly—