| team KOREA REPUBLIC | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 16 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 11 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 2: + 1; = 1; - 0: 7 - 3 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 0 - 16 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 6 - 9 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 6 - 5 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 8: + 3; = 4; - 1: 10 - 4 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 12: + 5; = 6; - 1: 16 - 9 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 3: + 2; = 0; - 1: 7 - 4 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 7; = 0; - 1: 17 - 3 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 4 - 7 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 11: + 9; = 2; - 0: 30 - 1 29 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 1 - 6 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 13: + 9; = 3; - 1: 32 - 5 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 3: + 0; = 2; - 1: 4 - 5 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 12: + 9; = 2; - 1: 28 - 8 29 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 9 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 7: + 3; = 2; - 2: 8 - 6 11 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 7; = 3; - 2: 18 - 7 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 3 - 4 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 14: + 7; = 7; - 0: 22 - 7 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 6 - 8 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 14: + 8; = 3; - 3: 27 - 11 27 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 3 - 6 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 17: + 11; = 3; - 3: 35 - 10 36 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 3 - 3 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 17: + 12; = 4; - 1: 35 - 4 40 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 5 - 8 4 | |
| Best achievement: |
4th place 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™ |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 151: +93: =40; -18; 296 ‒ 90 319 | |
| Percentage indicators | +61,59%; =26,49%; -11,92%; 1,96 ‒ 0,60 70,42% | |
| FIFA world cup | 38: +7: =10; -21; 39 ‒ 78 31 | |
| Percentage indicators | +18,42%; =26,32%; -55,26%; 1,03 ‒ 2,05 27,19% | |
| Total: | 189: +100: =50; -39; 335 ‒ 168 350 | |
| Percentage indicators | +52,91%; =26,46%; -20,63%; 1,77 ‒ 0,89 61,73% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 189 (55) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 335 | |
| - home: | 175 (52,24%) | |
| - away: | 87 (25,97%) | |
| - neutral field: | 73 (21,79%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 168 | |
| - home: | 41 (24,4%) | |
| - away: | 46 (27,38%) | |
| - neutral field: | 81 (48,21%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,77 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,89 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 184/237 (77,64%) | |
| - away: | 96/165 (58,18%) | |
| - neutral field: | 70/165 (42,42%) | |
| Biggest win: | 9:0 - Nepal | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:9 - Hungary | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 93 (49,21%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 44 (23,28%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 37 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 6 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 6 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 207 (1,1) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 8 (0,04) | |
| - second yellow cards | 5 | |
| - straight red cards | 3 | |
| Players acted | 335 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 5 552 790 (30 510) | |
| Top scorer: | SON Heungmin (14 18 22) - 18 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | SON Heungmin (14 18 22) - 44 games | |