സംവാദം:ദക്ഷിണ കൊറിയൻ ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം
Team History
First International: South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948)
Largest win: South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, Rep.of 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
World Cup Record: 1930 to 1950 - Did not enter
1954 - Round 1
1958 - Did not enter
1962 - Did not qualify
1966 - Withdrew
1970 to 1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Round 1
1990 - Round 1
1994 - Round 1
1998 - Round 1
2002 - Fourth place
2006 - Qualified
Current Notable Players: Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-Jae, Kim Byung-Ji, Choi En-Sung
Defenders: Lee Min-Sung, Hong Myung-Bo, Choi Jin-Cheul, Kim Tae-Young
Midfielders: Kim Nam-Il, Lee Yong-Pyo, Lee Eul-Yong, Park Ji-Sung, Choi Sung-Yong, Hyun Young-Min, Song Chong-Guk, Lee Chun-Soo, Yoon Jung-Hwan
Forwards: Ahn Jung-Hwan, Seol Ki-Hyun, Choi Yong-Soo, Cha Du-Ri, Choi Tae-Uk
General Info
Country - Korea Republic
Capital City - Seoul
Continent - Asia
Manager - Dick Advocaat
How did they qualify - As part of group 5, Korea had to face Yemen, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. Winning 3 of their 6 games, Korea finished top of their group and gained qualification to the finals. The deciding game for Korea was played against Kuwait which ended up in a 4-0 victory for the team and placed them in the FIFA world cup 2006 finals.
The team first entered the world cup back in 1954 and managed to qualify but were knocked out in round one. Since then the team had never made it past round one until 2002 when they finished a respectable 4th place.