South Korea
Nickname
Asian Tigers,
Taeguk Warriors
Association
Korea Football Association
Coach
Dick Advocaat (October 2005 ~ )
Most
caps
Hong Myung-Bo (135)
Top scorer
Cha Bum-Kun (55)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
South Korea 5 - 3
Mexico
(
London,
England;
August 2,
1948)
Largest win
South Korea 16 - 0
Nepal
(
Incheon,
South Korea;
September 29,
2003)
Worst defeat
Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea
(
London,
England;
August 5,
1948)
World Cup
Appearances
6 (First in
1954)
Best result
Fourth place,
2002
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances
10 (First in
1956)
Best result
Winners,
1956 and
1960
The South Korea national football team has often been considered
Asia's most successful national team since they made their debut at the
1948 Summer Olympics. It has participated in more
World Cup finals than any other Asian team, even reaching the semi-finals in
2002.
Since the
1950s, South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football championships, including the first two
Asian Cup tournaments. The South Korean national team has also played in five consecutive
World Cup finals from 1986, for a total of six World Cups.
The
Korean professional football league was launched in South Korea in
1983 as the first ever professional football league in
East Asia. This not only pleased domestic football fans, but it has also upgraded the level of the nation's football.
The
2002 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly with Japan, was a sign of the rapid progress made in South Korean football. Led by
Dutch coach
Guus Hiddink and assistant coach
Pim Verbeek, South Korea defeated
Italy and
Spain, and advancing to the semi-finals, a first for Asian football. The enthusiasm of the red-clad supporters, known as the "
red devils", also made a big impression on viewers world-wide.
On
June 8,
2005, South Korea qualified for its
seventh World Cup by beating
Kuwait 4-0 in
Kuwait City.
Contents
1 World Cup record
2 Asian Cup record
3 East Asian Cup record
4 2002 World Cup Squad
5 2006 World Cup Squad
6 Notes
7 See also
8 External links
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