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South Korea

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Current Elo
1845
Rank #31
Matches played
1004
since 1949-01-02
First international
2–3
vs China · 1949-01-02

South Korea get talked up before every AFC Asian Cup as a team that's overdue for another title. The numbers only partly agree: 0.97 short of what their record projects — real, but modest next to China, who are 1.21 short and still have never won it.

Elo journey

Peak Elo
1941
1980
Best year
2015
+167 Elo
Worst year
1984
-83 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)
538-251-215
1004 matches
Goals for / against
1785 / 910
Home record
330-129-93
Away record
208-122-122
Biggest win
16–0
vs Nepal · 2003-09-29 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss
0–9
vs Hungary · 1954-06-17 · FIFA World Cup
Highest-scoring match
16–0
vs Nepal · 2003-09-29 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest upset win
2–0
vs Germany · 2018-06-27
1749 Elo vs their 2096
Rivalry
Japan
38-21-14 in 73 matches · head to head
Nemesis
Spain
0-2-4 in 6 matches · head to head
Longest unbeaten run
29
1977-09-03 → 1978-12-29
Current unbeaten run
2

World Cup history

xWC total
0.19
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.19
Best World Cup
1990
0.03 xWC
1954 FIFA World Cup
0.02 xWC
Won by Germany
1986 FIFA World Cup
0.02 xWC
Won by Argentina
1990 FIFA World Cup
0.03 xWC
Won by Germany
1994 FIFA World Cup
0.02 xWC
Won by Brazil
1998 FIFA World Cup
0.02 xWC
Won by France
2002 FIFA World Cup
0.03 xWC
Won by Brazil
2006 FIFA World Cup
0.01 xWC
Won by Italy
2010 FIFA World Cup
0.02 xWC
Won by Spain
2014 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Germany
2018 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by France
2022 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Argentina
2026 FIFA World Cup
0.01 xWC
Won by Spain

AFC Asian Cup history

xCC total
2.97
Titles won
2
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.97
Best AFC Asian Cup
1960
0.44 xCC
1956 AFC Asian Cup
0.27 xCC
Won by South Korea
1960 AFC Asian Cup
0.44 xCC
Won by South Korea
1964 AFC Asian Cup
0.31 xCC
Won by Israel
1972 AFC Asian Cup
0.27 xCC
Won by Iran
1980 AFC Asian Cup
0.35 xCC
Won by Kuwait
1984 AFC Asian Cup
0.22 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
1988 AFC Asian Cup
0.13 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
1996 AFC Asian Cup
0.13 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
2000 AFC Asian Cup
0.17 xCC
Won by Japan
2004 AFC Asian Cup
0.09 xCC
Won by Japan
2007 AFC Asian Cup
0.09 xCC
Won by Iraq
2011 AFC Asian Cup
0.13 xCC
Won by Japan
2015 AFC Asian Cup
0.08 xCC
Won by Australia
2019 AFC Asian Cup
0.14 xCC
Won by Qatar
2023 AFC Asian Cup
0.13 xCC
Won by Qatar

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup history

xCC total
0.26
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.26
Best CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
2002
0.17 xCC
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.10 xCC
Won by Canada
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.17 xCC
Won by United States