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EspañolKOREA REPUBLIC NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
(Redirected from South Korea national football team)
The 'Korea Republic national football team' represents South Korea in international football competitions. The team is recognized as ''Korea Republic'' by FIFA. South Korea has participated in more World Cup final tournaments than any other Asian team, and became the first Asian nation to reach the semi-finals, doing so when it co-hosted the 2002 tournament. They are considered the most successful national team in Asia.
Since the 1950s, South Korea has emerged as the major football power in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football championships, including the first two Asian Cup tournaments.[1] The South Korean national team has also played in six consecutive World Cup finals from 1986, making a total of seven World Cup finals in all.
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,[2] 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. After the team success, football had an explosion of popularity in the country, where the game had traditionally been less popular than other games, such as baseball, formerly the most popular spectator sport in the country.
On June 8, 2005, South Korea qualified for their seventh World Cup by beating Kuwait 4-0 in Kuwait City.
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, South Korea achieved their first World Cup victory outside of Asia by beating Togo 2 to 1 in Frankfurt on June 13. Against France, the team managed a late equalizer from Park Ji-Sung to end up with a 1-1 tie and this put them tied with Switzerland on top of their group. However they were knocked out after a 2-0 loss against Switzerland, while France advanced with a 2-0 win against Togo.
On July 11, when the FIFA World Rankings were renewed, South Korea's ranking brought quite a controversy at home. In the May rankings, Korea ranked third in Asia, and 29th in the world. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Korea was down to 56th, behind other AFC countries like Australia, Iran, Japan, and non-World Cup qualifier Uzbekistan.[3]
The current head coach, Pim Verbeek, has worked on rebuilding the team with many youngsters and other new faces. Among them is Jung Jo-Gook who played a crucial part in Korea's 8-0 and 3-0 victories against Chinese Taipei in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. He scored a total of four goals in the two matches. However, players such as Ahn Jung-Hwan and Park Chu-Young have been dropped.
★ 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 - Round 1
★ 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''
★ 2003 - 'Champions'
★ 2005 - Fourth place
February 7, 2007, Seoul, South Korea - '1 - 0' Friendly
March 24, 2007, Seoul, South Korea - '0 - 2' Friendly
June 2, 2007, Seoul, South Korea - '0 - 2' Friendly
June 29, 2007, Jeju, South Korea - '3 - 0' Friendly
July 5, 2007, Seoul, South Korea - '2 - 1' Friendly
July 11, 2007, Jakarta, Indonesia - '1 - 1' AFC Asian Cup
July 15, 2007, Jakarta, Indonesia - '2 - 1' AFC Asian Cup
July 18, 2007, Jakarta, Indonesia - '0 - 1' AFC Asian Cup
July 22, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - '0 - 0'
AFC Asian Cup (PSO 4-2 Korea Victorious)
July 25, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - '0 - 0' AFC Asian Cup (PSO 3-4 Iraq Victorious)
July 29, 2007, Palembang, Indonesia - '0 - 0' AFC Asian Cup (PSO 6-5 Korea Victorious)
The head coach of the 2002 World Cup Korea Republic team was Guus Hiddink.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Position
| No.
| Name
| Date of birth
| Height
| Weight
| Club in 2002
| Current Club
|-
| GK
| 1
| Lee Woon-Jae
| 26 April 1973
| 182 cm
| 82 kg
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|-
| GK
| 12
| Kim Byung-Ji
| 8 April 1970
| 184 cm
| 77 kg
| Pohang Steelers
| FC Seoul
|-
| GK
| 23
| Choi Eun-Sung
| 5 April 1971
| 184 cm
| 82 kg
| Daejeon Citizen
| Daejeon Citizen
|-
| DF
| 15
| Lee Min-Sung
| 23 June 1973
| 183 cm
| 72 kg
| Busan I'cons
| FC Seoul
|-
| DF
| 20
| Hong Myung-Bo''{C}''
| 12 February 1969
| 181 cm
| 73 kg
| Pohang Steelers
| retired
|-
| DF
| 4
| Choi Jin-Cheul
| 26 March 1971
| 187 cm
| 80 kg
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|-
| DF
| 7
| Kim Tae-Young
| 8 November 1970
| 180 cm
| 73 kg
| Chunnam Dragons
| retired
|-
| MF
| 5
| Kim Nam-Il
| 14 March 1977
| 182 cm
| 76 kg
| Chunnam Dragons
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|-
| MF
| 10
| Lee Young-Pyo
| 23 April 1977
| 176 cm
| 66 kg
| Anyang LG Cheetahs
| Tottenham Hotspur
|-
| MF
| 6
| Yoo Sang-Chul
| 18 October 1971
| 184 cm
| 78 kg
| Kashiwa Reysol
| retired
|-
| MF
| 13
| Lee Eul-Yong
| 8 September 1975
| 176 cm
| 69 kg
| Bucheon SK
| FC Seoul
|-
| MF
| 21
| Park Ji-Sung
| 25 February 1981
| 175 cm
| 70 kg
| Kyoto Purple Sanga
| Manchester United
|-
| MF
| 3
| Choi Sung-Yong
| 15 December 1975
| 173 cm
| 70 kg
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|-
| MF
| 2
| Hyun Young-Min
| 25 December 1979
| 179 cm
| 73 kg
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|-
| MF
| 22
| Song Chong-Guk
| 20 February 1979
| 175 cm
| 71 kg
| Busan I'cons
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|-
| MF
| 14
| Lee Chun-Soo
| 9 July 1981
| 172 cm
| 69 kg
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|-
| MF
| 17
| Yoon Jung-Hwan
| 16 February 1973
| 173 cm
| 63 kg
| Cerezo Osaka
| Sagan Tosu
|-
| FW
| 19
| Ahn Jung-Hwan
| 16 February 1976
| 178 cm
| 71 kg
| Perugia
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|-
| FW
| 9
| Seol Ki-Hyun
| 8 January 1979
| 184 cm
| 73 kg
| Anderlecht
| Fulham
|-
| FW
| 18
| Hwang Sun-Hong
| 14 July 1968
| 183 cm
| 79 kg
| Chunnam Dragons
| retired
|-
| FW
| 11
| Choi Yong-Soo
| 10 September 1973
| 184 cm
| 79 kg
| JEF United
| retired
|-
| FW
| 16
| Cha Du-Ri
| 25 July 1980
| 184 cm
| 75 kg
| Korea University
| TuS Koblenz
|-
| FW
| 8
| Choi Tae-Uk
| 13 March 1981
| 173 cm
| 67 kg
| Anyang LG Cheetahs
| Pohang Steelers
|}
2006 FIFA World Cup head coach was Dick Advocaat.
The South Korean team for 2006 World Cup had ten veterans from the 2002 World Cup squad and had more World Cup goalscorers than any other nation heading into Germany: Ahn Jung-Hwan, Seol Ki-Hyeon, Lee Eul-Yong, Song Chong-Gug, and Park Ji-Sung [1].
South Korea won its opening game of the 2006 World Cup against Togo. After the opening 45 minutes, Togo was up 1-0 after a goal from Mohamed Kader. Togo had Jean-Paul Abalo sent off by English referee Graham Poll 10 minutes into the second half as a result of receiving his second yellow card for a trip on Park Ji Sung, and Lee Chun-Soo put away the resulting free-kick to tie the game. South Korea made the most of its one-man advantage and substitute Ahn Jung-Hwan scored the team's second goal with a deflected strike from 20 yards. The final score of the game was 2-1 to South Korea. It was the team's first World Cup finals victory outside Korea.
South Korea's next opponent in the World Cup 2006 was 1998 World Cup winners France on 18 June, in Leipzig. The result was a 1-1 draw. France gained an early lead after 9 minutes, through Thierry Henry, but South Korea earned a late equalizer in the 82nd minute when Park Ji-Sung flicked the ball over French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez and defender William Gallas and into the net. The game had a moment of controversy when French midfielder Patrick Vieira's header, from a corner in the first half, appeared to have crossed the goal line from the perspective of a camera before being knocked back into play by Korean goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae and cleared away by Choi Jin-Cheul. However, the referee awarded Korea a free-kick for a foul on Choi instead of awarding France a goal. After the game, French coach Raymond Domenech argued that his team had scored two valid goals and that Vieira's goal, if awarded, would have changed the game significantly. However, Domenech made it clear that he blamed Mexican referee Benito Archundia rather than the Koreans, and argued for the use of video technology in confirming goals. Domenech's sentiment was echoed by French centerback Lilian Thuram who said: "The Koreans did what they had to do, to keep themselves alive, and if the referee had awarded the goal I believe the Koreans would not really have disputed it. Ultimately it was the referee who failed to do his job."
South Korea's final game in the group phase was against Switzerland on 23 June 2006. South Korea lost 0-2, and did not advance to the Round of 16, arriving third in the group. The game against Switzerland also had some controversy, which involved Switzerland's second goal in the 77th minute when the offside flag had been raised prior to it. The referee, Horacio Elizondo waived the call and allowed the goal because a Korean touched the ball therefore canceling out the offside. There were also two controversial hand balls, when in both Patrick Müller, touched the ball inside the Swiss penalty area .
The following players were called for the competition.
South Korea drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia in the opening game, with a goal from Cho Jae Jin, but conceding an equaliser scored by Yasser Al-Qahtani. Their next game was a disastrous 2-1 defeat to Bahrain. As had been the case in the Saudi game, the Koreans were unable to hold on to a lead, scoring early on through Kim Do Heon, only to be overturned with goals from Salman Isa and Ismaeel Abdullatif. In the final group game, the Koreans defeated host nation Indonesia 1-0 with a goal from Kim Jung Woo. They progressed as the Saudi Arabia defeated Bahrain 4-0 to book the Koreans a quarter-final tie against the Iran.
South Korea defeated Iran in the quarter-finals, 4-2 on penalties, after a 0-0 draw in regulation time. Facing the same Iran team that had gone to the 2006 World Cup, the game was highly competitive for 120 minutes. Fortunately for Korea, veteran goalkeeper Lee Woon Jae, who had starred in South Korea's penalty shootout victory over Spain at the 2002 World Cup, saved the penalties from Iran captain Mehdi Mahdavikia and forward Rasoul Khatibi. Kim Do Heon failed to score, but Lee Chun Soo and substitutes Cho Jae Jin and Kim Sang Sik all succeeded from the spot past Vahid Talebloo, who had been brought on specifically for the shootout. Kim Jung Woo then scored Korea's last penalty to send his nation into the semi-finals.
The Korea Republic played the resurgent Republic of Iraq in the semi-finals. Korea created a number of good chances, many of which fell to Lee Chun-Soo; Iraq, led by star striker Younis Mahmoud, also created a number of good chances, including one that hit the post and was cleared off the line by Kim Jin-Kyu. However, Korea were once again unable to break the deadlock after 120 minutes, and for the second time in four days, they found themselves in a penalty shootout. Lee Chun-Soo, Cho Jae-Jin, and Lee Dong-Gook converted their penalties, as did their counterparts in the Iraqi side. However, Yeom Ki-Hoon saw his penalty saved by Iraq goalkeeper Noor Sabri; after Ahmad Mnajed converted his spot kick, Kim Jung-Woo's penalty hit the post, meaning that Korea had once again failed to reach the final of the Asian Cup. However, Korea Republic coach Pim Verbeek stated that the tournament was a good experience and exposure for his young and developing team.
Korea played Japan in the third place play-off. They won the game through yet another penalty shootout, their third in the tournament, after Japan was unable to break the deadlock despite playing against a 10 men squad stripped of its entire coaching staff. Pim Verbeek announced his resigned as the national manager after the game due to his family reasons.
★ 1977- Did not Qualify
★ 1979 to 1981-Round 1
★ 1983-4th Place
★ 1985 to 1989-Did not Qualify.
★ 1991-Quarterfinal
★ 1993-Round 1
★ 1995-Did not Qualify.
★ 1997 and 1999-Round 1
★ 2001-Did not Qualify
★ 2003-Octafinal
★ 2005-Round 1
★ 2007-Round 1
★ 1985,1989 to 2001,2005-Did not Qualify
★ 1987-Quarterfinal
★ 2003-Round 1
★ 2007-Round 1
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Player
!World Cup Played As A Captain
!Caps
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|Park Kyu-chong
|Switzerland 1954
|''unknown''
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|Park Chang-Seon
|Mexico 1986
|''unknown''
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|Chung Yong-Hwan
|Italy 1990
|''unknown''
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|Choi In-Young
|USA 1994
|''unknown''
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|Choi Young-Il
|France 1998
|55
|-
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|Hong Myung-Bo
|Korea/Japan 2002
|135
|-
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|Lee Woon-Jae
|Germany 2006
|100
|-
★ Pim Verbeek, Netherlands (2006-07)
★ Dick Advocaat, Netherlands (2005-06)
★ Jo Bonfrere, Netherlands (2004-05)
★ Humberto Coelho, Portugal (2003-04)
★ Guus Hiddink, Netherlands (2000-02)
★ Huh Jung-Moo (1998-2000)
★ Cha Bum-Kun (1997-98)
★ Kim Ho (1992-94)
1. In the last four editions of Asian Cup, however, South Korea has not performed as well as other teams (in part to a lessened emphasis on the AFC and an increased emphasis on the World Cup), such as Japan and Saudi Arabia. See Asian Cup and Asian Nations Cup.
2. See 2002 FIFA World Cup (match reports) for these controversial victories.
3. The FIFA ranking algorithm was altered in 2006 to include results from the past four years, thus removing the 2002 World Cup performances.
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★ South Korean FA(KFA; Korean Football Association) official site
The 'Korea Republic national football team' represents South Korea in international football competitions. The team is recognized as ''Korea Republic'' by FIFA. South Korea has participated in more World Cup final tournaments than any other Asian team, and became the first Asian nation to reach the semi-finals, doing so when it co-hosted the 2002 tournament. They are considered the most successful national team in Asia.
History
Since the 1950s, South Korea has emerged as the major football power in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football championships, including the first two Asian Cup tournaments.[1] The South Korean national team has also played in six consecutive World Cup finals from 1986, making a total of seven World Cup finals in all.
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,[2] 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. After the team success, football had an explosion of popularity in the country, where the game had traditionally been less popular than other games, such as baseball, formerly the most popular spectator sport in the country.
On June 8, 2005, South Korea qualified for their seventh World Cup by beating Kuwait 4-0 in Kuwait City.
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, South Korea achieved their first World Cup victory outside of Asia by beating Togo 2 to 1 in Frankfurt on June 13. Against France, the team managed a late equalizer from Park Ji-Sung to end up with a 1-1 tie and this put them tied with Switzerland on top of their group. However they were knocked out after a 2-0 loss against Switzerland, while France advanced with a 2-0 win against Togo.
On July 11, when the FIFA World Rankings were renewed, South Korea's ranking brought quite a controversy at home. In the May rankings, Korea ranked third in Asia, and 29th in the world. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Korea was down to 56th, behind other AFC countries like Australia, Iran, Japan, and non-World Cup qualifier Uzbekistan.[3]
The current head coach, Pim Verbeek, has worked on rebuilding the team with many youngsters and other new faces. Among them is Jung Jo-Gook who played a crucial part in Korea's 8-0 and 3-0 victories against Chinese Taipei in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. He scored a total of four goals in the two matches. However, players such as Ahn Jung-Hwan and Park Chu-Young have been dropped.
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 - Round 1
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
Last and next games
February 7, 2007, Seoul, South Korea - '1 - 0' Friendly
March 24, 2007, Seoul, South Korea - '0 - 2' Friendly
June 2, 2007, Seoul, South Korea - '0 - 2' Friendly
June 29, 2007, Jeju, South Korea - '3 - 0' Friendly
July 5, 2007, Seoul, South Korea - '2 - 1' Friendly
July 11, 2007, Jakarta, Indonesia - '1 - 1' AFC Asian Cup
July 15, 2007, Jakarta, Indonesia - '2 - 1' AFC Asian Cup
July 18, 2007, Jakarta, Indonesia - '0 - 1' AFC Asian Cup
July 22, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - '0 - 0'
AFC Asian Cup (PSO 4-2 Korea Victorious)
July 25, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - '0 - 0' AFC Asian Cup (PSO 3-4 Iraq Victorious)
July 29, 2007, Palembang, Indonesia - '0 - 0' AFC Asian Cup (PSO 6-5 Korea Victorious)
2002 World Cup squad
The head coach of the 2002 World Cup Korea Republic team was Guus Hiddink.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Position
| No.
| Name
| Date of birth
| Height
| Weight
| Club in 2002
| Current Club
|-
| GK
| 1
| Lee Woon-Jae
| 26 April 1973
| 182 cm
| 82 kg
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|-
| GK
| 12
| Kim Byung-Ji
| 8 April 1970
| 184 cm
| 77 kg
| Pohang Steelers
| FC Seoul
|-
| GK
| 23
| Choi Eun-Sung
| 5 April 1971
| 184 cm
| 82 kg
| Daejeon Citizen
| Daejeon Citizen
|-
| DF
| 15
| Lee Min-Sung
| 23 June 1973
| 183 cm
| 72 kg
| Busan I'cons
| FC Seoul
|-
| DF
| 20
| Hong Myung-Bo''{C}''
| 12 February 1969
| 181 cm
| 73 kg
| Pohang Steelers
| retired
|-
| DF
| 4
| Choi Jin-Cheul
| 26 March 1971
| 187 cm
| 80 kg
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|-
| DF
| 7
| Kim Tae-Young
| 8 November 1970
| 180 cm
| 73 kg
| Chunnam Dragons
| retired
|-
| MF
| 5
| Kim Nam-Il
| 14 March 1977
| 182 cm
| 76 kg
| Chunnam Dragons
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|-
| MF
| 10
| Lee Young-Pyo
| 23 April 1977
| 176 cm
| 66 kg
| Anyang LG Cheetahs
| Tottenham Hotspur
|-
| MF
| 6
| Yoo Sang-Chul
| 18 October 1971
| 184 cm
| 78 kg
| Kashiwa Reysol
| retired
|-
| MF
| 13
| Lee Eul-Yong
| 8 September 1975
| 176 cm
| 69 kg
| Bucheon SK
| FC Seoul
|-
| MF
| 21
| Park Ji-Sung
| 25 February 1981
| 175 cm
| 70 kg
| Kyoto Purple Sanga
| Manchester United
|-
| MF
| 3
| Choi Sung-Yong
| 15 December 1975
| 173 cm
| 70 kg
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|-
| MF
| 2
| Hyun Young-Min
| 25 December 1979
| 179 cm
| 73 kg
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|-
| MF
| 22
| Song Chong-Guk
| 20 February 1979
| 175 cm
| 71 kg
| Busan I'cons
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|-
| MF
| 14
| Lee Chun-Soo
| 9 July 1981
| 172 cm
| 69 kg
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|-
| MF
| 17
| Yoon Jung-Hwan
| 16 February 1973
| 173 cm
| 63 kg
| Cerezo Osaka
| Sagan Tosu
|-
| FW
| 19
| Ahn Jung-Hwan
| 16 February 1976
| 178 cm
| 71 kg
| Perugia
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|-
| FW
| 9
| Seol Ki-Hyun
| 8 January 1979
| 184 cm
| 73 kg
| Anderlecht
| Fulham
|-
| FW
| 18
| Hwang Sun-Hong
| 14 July 1968
| 183 cm
| 79 kg
| Chunnam Dragons
| retired
|-
| FW
| 11
| Choi Yong-Soo
| 10 September 1973
| 184 cm
| 79 kg
| JEF United
| retired
|-
| FW
| 16
| Cha Du-Ri
| 25 July 1980
| 184 cm
| 75 kg
| Korea University
| TuS Koblenz
|-
| FW
| 8
| Choi Tae-Uk
| 13 March 1981
| 173 cm
| 67 kg
| Anyang LG Cheetahs
| Pohang Steelers
|}
2006 World Cup squad
2006 FIFA World Cup head coach was Dick Advocaat.
The South Korean team for 2006 World Cup had ten veterans from the 2002 World Cup squad and had more World Cup goalscorers than any other nation heading into Germany: Ahn Jung-Hwan, Seol Ki-Hyeon, Lee Eul-Yong, Song Chong-Gug, and Park Ji-Sung [1].
2006 World Cup information
South Korea won its opening game of the 2006 World Cup against Togo. After the opening 45 minutes, Togo was up 1-0 after a goal from Mohamed Kader. Togo had Jean-Paul Abalo sent off by English referee Graham Poll 10 minutes into the second half as a result of receiving his second yellow card for a trip on Park Ji Sung, and Lee Chun-Soo put away the resulting free-kick to tie the game. South Korea made the most of its one-man advantage and substitute Ahn Jung-Hwan scored the team's second goal with a deflected strike from 20 yards. The final score of the game was 2-1 to South Korea. It was the team's first World Cup finals victory outside Korea.
South Korea's next opponent in the World Cup 2006 was 1998 World Cup winners France on 18 June, in Leipzig. The result was a 1-1 draw. France gained an early lead after 9 minutes, through Thierry Henry, but South Korea earned a late equalizer in the 82nd minute when Park Ji-Sung flicked the ball over French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez and defender William Gallas and into the net. The game had a moment of controversy when French midfielder Patrick Vieira's header, from a corner in the first half, appeared to have crossed the goal line from the perspective of a camera before being knocked back into play by Korean goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae and cleared away by Choi Jin-Cheul. However, the referee awarded Korea a free-kick for a foul on Choi instead of awarding France a goal. After the game, French coach Raymond Domenech argued that his team had scored two valid goals and that Vieira's goal, if awarded, would have changed the game significantly. However, Domenech made it clear that he blamed Mexican referee Benito Archundia rather than the Koreans, and argued for the use of video technology in confirming goals. Domenech's sentiment was echoed by French centerback Lilian Thuram who said: "The Koreans did what they had to do, to keep themselves alive, and if the referee had awarded the goal I believe the Koreans would not really have disputed it. Ultimately it was the referee who failed to do his job."
South Korea's final game in the group phase was against Switzerland on 23 June 2006. South Korea lost 0-2, and did not advance to the Round of 16, arriving third in the group. The game against Switzerland also had some controversy, which involved Switzerland's second goal in the 77th minute when the offside flag had been raised prior to it. The referee, Horacio Elizondo waived the call and allowed the goal because a Korean touched the ball therefore canceling out the offside. There were also two controversial hand balls, when in both Patrick Müller, touched the ball inside the Swiss penalty area .
Asian Cup 2007
The following players were called for the competition.
South Korea drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia in the opening game, with a goal from Cho Jae Jin, but conceding an equaliser scored by Yasser Al-Qahtani. Their next game was a disastrous 2-1 defeat to Bahrain. As had been the case in the Saudi game, the Koreans were unable to hold on to a lead, scoring early on through Kim Do Heon, only to be overturned with goals from Salman Isa and Ismaeel Abdullatif. In the final group game, the Koreans defeated host nation Indonesia 1-0 with a goal from Kim Jung Woo. They progressed as the Saudi Arabia defeated Bahrain 4-0 to book the Koreans a quarter-final tie against the Iran.
South Korea defeated Iran in the quarter-finals, 4-2 on penalties, after a 0-0 draw in regulation time. Facing the same Iran team that had gone to the 2006 World Cup, the game was highly competitive for 120 minutes. Fortunately for Korea, veteran goalkeeper Lee Woon Jae, who had starred in South Korea's penalty shootout victory over Spain at the 2002 World Cup, saved the penalties from Iran captain Mehdi Mahdavikia and forward Rasoul Khatibi. Kim Do Heon failed to score, but Lee Chun Soo and substitutes Cho Jae Jin and Kim Sang Sik all succeeded from the spot past Vahid Talebloo, who had been brought on specifically for the shootout. Kim Jung Woo then scored Korea's last penalty to send his nation into the semi-finals.
The Korea Republic played the resurgent Republic of Iraq in the semi-finals. Korea created a number of good chances, many of which fell to Lee Chun-Soo; Iraq, led by star striker Younis Mahmoud, also created a number of good chances, including one that hit the post and was cleared off the line by Kim Jin-Kyu. However, Korea were once again unable to break the deadlock after 120 minutes, and for the second time in four days, they found themselves in a penalty shootout. Lee Chun-Soo, Cho Jae-Jin, and Lee Dong-Gook converted their penalties, as did their counterparts in the Iraqi side. However, Yeom Ki-Hoon saw his penalty saved by Iraq goalkeeper Noor Sabri; after Ahmad Mnajed converted his spot kick, Kim Jung-Woo's penalty hit the post, meaning that Korea had once again failed to reach the final of the Asian Cup. However, Korea Republic coach Pim Verbeek stated that the tournament was a good experience and exposure for his young and developing team.
Korea played Japan in the third place play-off. They won the game through yet another penalty shootout, their third in the tournament, after Japan was unable to break the deadlock despite playing against a 10 men squad stripped of its entire coaching staff. Pim Verbeek announced his resigned as the national manager after the game due to his family reasons.
U-20 World Cup Record
★ 1977- Did not Qualify
★ 1979 to 1981-Round 1
★ 1983-4th Place
★ 1985 to 1989-Did not Qualify.
★ 1991-Quarterfinal
★ 1993-Round 1
★ 1995-Did not Qualify.
★ 1997 and 1999-Round 1
★ 2001-Did not Qualify
★ 2003-Octafinal
★ 2005-Round 1
★ 2007-Round 1
U-17 World Cup Record
★ 1985,1989 to 2001,2005-Did not Qualify
★ 1987-Quarterfinal
★ 2003-Round 1
★ 2007-Round 1
Korea Republic World Cup captains
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Player
!World Cup Played As A Captain
!Caps
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|Park Kyu-chong
|Switzerland 1954
|''unknown''
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|Park Chang-Seon
|Mexico 1986
|''unknown''
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|Chung Yong-Hwan
|Italy 1990
|''unknown''
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|Choi In-Young
|USA 1994
|''unknown''
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|Choi Young-Il
|France 1998
|55
|-
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|Hong Myung-Bo
|Korea/Japan 2002
|135
|-
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|Lee Woon-Jae
|Germany 2006
|100
|-
Former coaches
★ Pim Verbeek, Netherlands (2006-07)
★ Dick Advocaat, Netherlands (2005-06)
★ Jo Bonfrere, Netherlands (2004-05)
★ Humberto Coelho, Portugal (2003-04)
★ Guus Hiddink, Netherlands (2000-02)
★ Huh Jung-Moo (1998-2000)
★ Cha Bum-Kun (1997-98)
★ Kim Ho (1992-94)
Notes
1. In the last four editions of Asian Cup, however, South Korea has not performed as well as other teams (in part to a lessened emphasis on the AFC and an increased emphasis on the World Cup), such as Japan and Saudi Arabia. See Asian Cup and Asian Nations Cup.
2. See 2002 FIFA World Cup (match reports) for these controversial victories.
3. The FIFA ranking algorithm was altered in 2006 to include results from the past four years, thus removing the 2002 World Cup performances.
See also
★ Be the Reds!
★ Red Devil
★ List of Korea-related topics
★ List of national football teams
External links
★ South Korean FA(KFA; Korean Football Association) official site
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