South Korea National Football Team

The Korea Republic national football team (Korean:대한민국 축구 국가대표팀 / Daehanminguk Chukgu Gukgadaepyo-Team) represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions. The team, also known as South Korea, is recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA. It has often been considered Asia's most successful national team, since it made its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics. South Korea has participated in seven World Cup final tournaments and became the first Asian nation to reach the semi-finals, doing so when it co-hosted the 2002 edition with Japan. It recently qualified for its eighth World Cup final tournament, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and currently holds the best FIFA World Cup record in Asia.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Cup record

1954 - Round 1
1986 - Round 1
1990 - Round 1
1994 - Round 1
1998 - Round 1
2002 - Fourth Place
2006 - Round 1
2010 - Qualified
2014

Olympic Games record

1948 - Quarterfinals
1964 - First Round
1988 - First Round
1992 - First Round
1996 - First Round
2000 - First Round
2004 - Quarterfinals
2008 - First Round
2012

AFC Asian Cup record

1956 - Champions
1960 - Champions
1964 - Third Place
1968 - Did not qualify
1972 - Second Place
1976 - Did not qualify
1980 - Second Place
1984 - Round 1
1988 - Second Place
1992 - Did not qualify
1996 - Quarterfinals
2000 - Third Place
2004 - Quarterfinals
2007 - Third Place
2011 - Qualified

East Asian Cup record

2003 - Champions
2005 - Fourth Place
2008 - Champions