Asia · AFC

South Korea (2026)

Daehan-minguk

Matches: 10; 10 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 4-1-5; 4 W · 1 D · 5 L
Goals: 12; 12 against
Goal difference: 0

General Information

Korea Football Association | Daehan Chukgu Hyeophoe

Founded: 1933
FIFA entry: 1948
Average height in 2026: 1.81 m
Average age in 2026: 27.5 years
Confederation: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Continent: Asia
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

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Jersey in 2026

Coaches in 2026

Myung-Bo Hong(Coach)

Date of birth: 12 February 1969
Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 1.81 m
Matches: 7 (3 official · 4 friendlies)

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Robert Moreno(Coach)

Date of birth: 19 September 1977
Place of birth: Barcelona, Spain
Matches: 3 (0 official · 3 friendlies)

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Players of South Korea in 2026

39 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers3
Seung-Gyu Kim	30 September 1990	Goalkeeper	FC Tōkyō	7	1	0
Hyeon-Woo Jo	25 September 1991	Goalkeeper	Ulsan Hyundai	2	0	0
Bum-Keun Song	15 October 1997	Goalkeeper	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1	1	0
Defenders13
Min-Jae Kim	15 November 1996	Centre Back	Bayern München	9	1	0
Han-Beom Lee	17 June 2002	Centre Back	Club Brugge	9	1	0
Young-Woo Seol	5 December 1998	Right Back	FC Augsburg	9	1	0
Tae-Seok Lee	28 July 2002	Left Back	Austria Wien	5	1	0
Ki-Hyuk Lee	7 July 2000	Centre Back	Gangwon FC	5	0	0
Moon-Hwan Kim	1 August 1995	Right Back	Daejeon Hana Citizen	3	0	0
Hyun-Taek Cho	2 August 2001	Left Back	Ulsan Hyundai	2	1	0
Yu-Min Cho	17 November 1996	Centre Back	Tōkyō Verdy	2	0	0
Tae-Hyun Kim	19 December 1996	Left Back	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1	1	0
Ju-Sung Kim	12 December 2000	Centre Back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	0	0
Tae-Hyeon Kim	17 September 2000	Centre Back	Kashima Antlers	0	4	0
Wi-Je Cho	25 August 2001	Centre Back	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0	3	0
Jun Choi	17 April 1999	Right Back	FC Seoul	0	2	0
Midfielders15
Kang-In Lee	19 February 2001	Attacking Midfielder	Atlético Madrid	6	2	0
Jae-Sung Lee	10 August 1992	Attacking Midfielder	1.FSV Mainz 05	6	1	0
Seung-Ho Paik	17 March 1997	Centre Midfielder	Birmingham City	5	2	0
In-Beom Hwang	20 September 1996	Attacking Midfielder	FC Porto	5	1	1
Jin-Seob Park	23 October 1995	Defensive Midfielder	Zhejiang Professional	3	5	0
Jin-Gyu Kim	24 February 1997	Centre Midfielder	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3	3	0
Dong-Gyeong Lee	20 September 1997	Attacking Midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai	2	2	2
Jun-Ho Bae	21 August 2003	Attacking Midfielder	Stoke City	2	0	0
Jens Castrop	29 July 2003	Centre Midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1	2	0
Bong-Soo Kim	26 December 1999	Centre Midfielder	Daejeon Hana Citizen	1	2	0
Seung-Won Jeong	27 February 1997	Right Midfielder	FC Seoul	1	1	0
Hyun-Jun Yang	25 May 2002	Right Midfielder	Celtic Glasgow	0	4	0
Hyun-Seok Hong	16 June 1999	Centre Midfielder	FC Midtjylland	0	2	0
Tae-Jun Park	19 January 1999	Centre Midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu	0	2	0
Hyeok-Kyu Kwon	13 March 2001	Defensive Midfielder	Karlsruher SC	0	1	0
Forwards8
Heung-Min Son	8 July 1992	Left Winger	Los Angeles FC	7	3	4
Hyeon-Gyu Oh	12 April 2001	Centre Forward	Beşiktaş JK	5	4	2
Hee-Chan Hwang	26 January 1996	Centre Forward	Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen	4	5	1
Gue-Sung Cho	25 January 1998	Centre Forward	FC Midtjylland	1	4	2
Min-Su Kim	19 January 2006	Left Winger	Glasgow Rangers	1	2	0
Min-Kyu Song	12 September 1999	Left Winger	Nacional Funchal	1	0	0
Ji-Sung Eom	9 May 2002	Left Winger	Swansea City	0	5	0
Se-Hun Oh	15 January 1999	Centre Forward	Shimizu S-Pulse	0	3	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of South Korea in 2026

10 matches

2 Oct 2026Friendly · Ulsan Munsu Football StadiumHvs.VenezuelaMatch report: South Korea vs. Venezuela 0–0Draw
28 Sept 2026Friendly · Seoul World Cup StadiumHvs.UruguayMatch report: South Korea vs. Uruguay 1–4Defeat
24 Sept 2026Friendly · Suwon World Cup StadiumHvs.EcuadorMatch report: South Korea vs. Ecuador 3–0Win
24 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group A · Estadio BBVAAvs.South AfricaMatch report: South Africa vs. South Korea 1–0Defeat
18 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group A · Estadio AkronAvs.MexicoMatch report: Mexico vs. South Korea 1–0Defeat
11 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group A · Estadio AkronHvs.CzechiaMatch report: South Korea vs. Czechia 2–1Win
3 Jun 2026Friendly · South FieldHvs.El SalvadorMatch report: South Korea vs. El Salvador 1–0Win
30 May 2026Friendly · South FieldHvs.Trinidad & TobagoMatch report: South Korea vs. Trinidad & Tobago 5–0Win
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Ernst-Happel-StadionAvs.AustriaMatch report: Austria vs. South Korea 1–0Defeat
28 Mar 2026Friendly · Stadium mkHvs.Ivory CoastMatch report: South Korea vs. Ivory Coast 0–4Defeat

Match Progress for South Korea

4 W · 1 D · 5 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of South Korea

127 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Japan	54	27	12	15	72
China	38	24	12	2	60
Iran	28	9	8	11	28
Australia	27	11	8	8	29
Kuwait	24	12	4	8	32
United Arab Emirates	23	14	6	3	42
Thailand	22	15	3	4	47
Iraq	21	9	8	4	27
Saudi Arabia	20	7	7	6	22
North Korea	18	8	9	1	17
Indonesia	17	17	0	0	48
Egypt	17	8	5	4	18
Hong Kong	16	15	1	0	46
Uzbekistan	16	11	4	1	34
Bahrain	16	10	4	2	32
Malaysia	16	9	4	3	25
Mexico	15	4	2	9	15
Lebanon	14	10	3	1	25
Qatar	11	6	2	3	19
Uruguay	11	1	2	8	8
Costa Rica	10	4	3	3	13
Syria	9	5	3	1	10
Jordan	9	4	4	1	10
USA	9	4	3	2	9
Ghana	9	4	0	5	11
Brazil	9	1	0	8	6
Singapore	8	8	0	0	33
India	8	6	1	1	21
Israel	8	5	2	1	15
Oman	8	5	2	1	14
Colombia	8	4	3	1	14
Paraguay	8	4	3	1	10
Nepal	7	7	0	0	53
Vietnam	7	6	0	1	23
Croatia	7	2	2	3	7
Yugoslavia	7	0	3	4	4
Taiwan	6	6	0	0	20
New Zealand	6	5	1	0	8
Senegal	6	1	2	3	4
Turkey	6	1	2	3	4
Spain	6	1	1	4	5
Philippines	5	5	0	0	19
Turkmenistan	5	4	0	1	16
Cameroon	5	3	2	0	10
Nigeria	5	3	2	0	9
Canada	5	2	1	2	5
Greece	4	3	1	0	6
Jamaica	4	2	2	0	7
Bolivia	4	2	2	0	3
Czechia	4	2	1	1	6
Zambia	4	2	0	2	10
Germany	4	2	0	2	7
Norway	4	1	1	2	5
Sweden	4	0	2	2	3
Belgium	4	0	1	3	2
Laos	3	3	0	0	22
Myanmar	3	3	0	0	10
Honduras	3	3	0	0	9
Finland	3	3	0	0	5
Ecuador	3	2	0	1	6
Poland	3	1	1	1	6
Tunisia	3	1	1	1	4
Serbia	3	1	1	1	3
Chile	3	1	1	1	2
Guatemala	3	1	0	2	4
Morocco	3	0	2	1	4
Russia	3	0	1	2	4
France	3	0	1	2	3
Denmark	3	0	1	2	2
Argentina	3	0	0	3	2
Pakistan	2	2	0	0	13
Sri Lanka	2	2	0	0	13
South Vietnam	2	2	0	0	10
Brunei	2	2	0	0	7
Iceland	2	2	0	0	6
Moldova	2	2	0	0	5
Portugal	2	2	0	0	3
Ukraine	2	2	0	0	3
Latvia	2	2	0	0	2
Trinidad & Tobago	2	1	1	0	6
North Macedonia	2	1	1	0	5
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	0	4
South Yemen	2	1	1	0	4
Malta	2	1	1	0	3
Venezuela	2	1	1	0	3
El Salvador	2	1	1	0	2
Maldives	2	1	1	0	2
Algeria	2	1	0	1	4
Italy	2	1	0	1	4
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	1	0	1	3
Switzerland	2	1	0	1	2
Ivory Coast	2	1	0	1	2
Palestine	2	0	2	0	1
England	2	0	1	1	2
Bulgaria	2	0	1	1	1
Peru	2	0	1	1	0
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)	2	0	0	2	2
Hungary	2	0	0	2	0
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	0
Guam	1	1	0	0	9
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	6
Mongolia	1	1	0	0	6
North Yemen	1	1	0	0	6
Cambodia	1	1	0	0	4
Haiti	1	1	0	0	4
Libya	1	1	0	0	4
Macau	1	1	0	0	4
Scotland	1	1	0	0	4
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	4
Mali	1	1	0	0	3
Togo	1	1	0	0	2
Serbia & Montenegro	1	1	0	0	2
Angola	1	1	0	0	1
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	1
Kyrgyzstan	1	1	0	0	1
Georgia	1	0	1	0	2
Panama	1	0	1	0	2
Cuba	1	0	1	0	0
Slovakia	1	0	1	0	0
Wales	1	0	1	0	0
Soviet Union (Olympic)	1	0	1	0	0
Northern Ireland	1	0	0	1	1
Romania	1	0	0	1	1
Argentina (Olympic)	1	0	0	1	1
Austria	1	0	0	1	0
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0
South Africa	1	0	0	1	0
Total	777	407	182	188	1,314

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for South Korea

Games Total: 208
Goals: 382
Goals Against: 182
Games W/D/L: 113/54/41
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.84
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 0.88

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 28; Heung-Min Son
Most Matches: 60; Heung-Min Son
Most Yellow Cards: 10; Woo-Young Jung
Most Red Cards: 1; Seok-Ju Ha

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of South Korea

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Son, Heung-Min	Left Winger	2010–2026	150	126	24	58	24	7	0	0
2	Hong, Myung-Bo	Sweeper	1990–2002	136	133	3	10	1	16	0	3
3	Lee, Woon-Jae	Goalkeeper	1994–2010	131	129	2	0	0	3	0	0
4	Lee, Young-Pyo	Left Back	1999–2011	126	116	10	4	2	12	0	0
5	Yoo, Sang-Chul	Centre Midfielder	1994–2005	122	110	12	18	0	6	0	0
6	Kim, Young-Gwon	Centre Back	2010–2024	112	107	5	7	0	12	0	0
7	Lee, Jae-Sung	Attacking Midfielder	2015–2026	109	88	21	15	16	6	0	0
8	Ki, Sung-Yong	Defensive Midfielder	2008–2019	109	104	5	9	11	18	0	0
9	Lee, Dong-Gook	Centre Forward	1998–2017	105	70	35	33	1	4	0	0
10	Kim, Tae-Young	Centre Back	1992–2004	105	91	14	3	0	9	2	0
11	Hwang, Seon-Hong	Centre Forward	1988–2002	104	87	17	50	1	6	0	0
12	Park, Ji-Sung	Centre Midfielder	2000–2011	99	92	7	13	2	5	0	0
13	Kim, Nam-Il	Defensive Midfielder	1998–2013	98	78	20	2	1	18	0	0
14	Ha, Seok-Ju	Left Midfielder	1991–2001	94	76	18	23	1	7	0	1
15	Kim, Seung-Gyu	Goalkeeper	2013–2026	92	90	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	Choi, Soon-Ho	Centre Forward	1980–1991	90	74	16	29	2	2	0	0
17	Seo, Jung-Won	Right Midfielder	1990–2001	88	59	29	16	0	1	0	0
18	Cho, Kwang-Rae	Midfielder	1975–1986	88	81	7	11	1	1	0	1
19	Lee, Chung-Yong	Right Midfielder	2008–2019	88	77	11	9	7	7	0	0
20	Park, Kyung-Hoon	Defender	1981–1990	88	83	5	2	0	4	0	0
21	Kim, Min-Jae	Centre Back	2017–2026	85	79	6	4	6	9	0	0
22	Hwang, Hee-Chan	Centre Forward	2016–2026	84	55	29	17	10	5	0	0
23	Seol, Ki-Hyeon	Left Winger	2000–2009	82	64	18	19	0	4	0	0
24	Lee, Keun-Ho	Centre Forward	2007–2018	81	52	29	17	6	0	0	0
25	Lee, Tae-Ho	Striker	1980–1990	78	53	25	26	0	0	0	1
26	Ko, Jeong-Woon	Right Midfielder	1988–1997	78	70	8	11	0	6	0	0
27	Lee, Chun-Soo	Secondary striker	2000–2008	77	52	25	11	1	11	0	0
28	Hwang, In-Beom	Attacking Midfielder	2018–2026	77	71	6	7	4	14	0	0
29	Jung, Woo-Young	Defensive Midfielder	2015–2024	77	65	12	3	5	18	0	0
30	Chung, Yong-Hwan	Defender	1983–1993	77	75	2	2	0	5	0	0
31	Cho, Young-Jeung	Sweeper	1977–1986	77	74	3	0	1	1	0	0
32	Koo, Ja-Cheol	Attacking Midfielder	2008–2019	76	53	23	20	6	6	0	0
33	Kim, Joo-Sung	Centre Forward	1985–1996	76	75	1	18	0	7	0	0
34	Cha, Du-Ri	Right Back	2001–2015	75	52	23	4	5	9	0	1
35	Kim, Jin-Su	Left Back	2013–2024	75	67	8	2	10	7	0	0
36	Park, Sung-Hwa	Centre Back	1975–1984	74	71	3	18	0	1	0	0
37	Kim, Do-Hoon	Centre Forward	1994–2003	72	49	23	29	0	4	0	0
38	Ahn, Jung-Hwan	Secondary striker	1997–2010	72	45	27	18	0	7	0	0
39	Byun, Byung-Joo	Striker	1981–1990	71	60	11	11	0	1	0	0
40	Kim, Jung-Woo	Centre Midfielder	2003–2012	71	53	18	6	2	11	2	0
41	Huh, Jung-Moo	Defensive Midfielder	1975–1986	70	60	10	17	0	4	0	1
42	Choi, Yong-Soo	Centre Forward	1995–2003	68	55	13	27	0	5	0	0
43	Park, Chu-Young	Centre Forward	2005–2014	68	51	17	24	2	5	0	0
44	Jung, Sung-Ryong	Goalkeeper	2008–2016	66	62	4	0	0	1	0	0
45	Choi, Jin-Chul	Centre Back	1997–2006	65	60	5	5	0	14	1	1
46	Lee, Min-Sung	Centre Back	1995–2004	65	56	9	2	0	13	0	0
47	Gu, Sang-Bum	Centre Back	1988–1994	64	62	2	4	0	7	0	0
48	Choi, Sung-Yong	Right Midfielder	1995–2003	63	42	21	1	0	3	0	0
49	Hwang, Ui-Jo	Centre Forward	2015–2023	62	38	24	19	4	0	0	0
50	Kim, Do-Heon	Centre Midfielder	2003–2012	62	33	29	12	2	3	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of South Korea

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Lee, Jae-Sung	Son, Heung-Min	2018–2025	8	14
2	Ji, Dong-Won	Koo, Ja-Cheol	2011–2016	4	20
3	Son, Heung-Min	Hwang, Ui-Jo	2019–2020	4	21
4	Lee, Kang-In	Son, Heung-Min	2023–2026	4	7
5	Ki, Sung-Yong	Son, Heung-Min	2014–2016	3	5
6	Son, Heung-Min	Hwang, Hee-Chan	2022–2024	3	18
7	Ki, Sung-Yong	Lee, Jung-Soo	2010	2	40
8	Koo, Ja-Cheol	Ji, Dong-Won	2011	2	18
9	Koo, Ja-Cheol	Son, Heung-Min	2011–2014	2	3
10	Lee, Chung-Yong	Ji, Dong-Won	2011–2017	2	18

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 266 of 1,082 goals.