South Korea national football team

South Korea national football team
Hangul	대한민국 축구 국가대표팀
Hanja	大韓民國蹴球國家代表팀
Revised Romanization	Daehan Min'guk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Tim
McCune–Reischauer	Taehan Min'guk Ch'ukku Kukka Taep'yo T'im

Korea Republic
Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Warriors (태극전사); Tigers of Asia (아시아의 호랑이)
Association	Korea Football Association (KFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Son Heung-min
Most caps	Cha Bum-kun; Hong Myung-bo (136)
Top scorer	Cha Bum-kun (58)
FIFA code	KOR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	23 1 (4 April 2024)
Highest	17 (December 1998)
Lowest	69 (November 2014 – January 2015)
First international
	South Korea 5–3 Mexico ; (London, England; 2 August 1948)
Biggest win
	South Korea 16–0 Nepal ; (Incheon, South Korea; 29 September 2003)
Biggest defeat
	South Korea 0–12 Sweden ; (London, England; 5 August 1948)
World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1954)
Best result	Fourth place (2002)
Asian Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1956)
Best result	Champions (1956, 1960)
EAFF Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions (2003, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2001)
Best result	Group stage (2001)
Medal record
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
Asian Games
EAFF Championship
Website	www.kfa.or.kr

The South Korea national football team (Korean: 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA^[2]) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in ten consecutive and eleven overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first (and so far only) Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games.^[3]

The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils.^[4]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Korea Republic". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Wright, Rob (6 June 2018). "World Cup 2018: Why you should follow South Korea". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
^ 붉은악마 [Red Devils]. Naver (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[2] "Korea Republic". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[3] Wright, Rob (6 June 2018). "World Cup 2018: Why you should follow South Korea". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[4] 붉은악마 [Red Devils]. Naver (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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