Head to head

China vs South Korea

If they played today

China at home
24% / 24% / 52%
China win / draw / South Korea win
China–South Korea
  • 1–1 11.5%
  • 0–1 11.0%
  • 1–2 9.7%
  • 0–2 9.2%
  • 1–0 6.9%
Neutral venue
18% / 22% / 60%
China win / draw / South Korea win
China–South Korea
  • 0–1 11.5%
  • 0–2 10.8%
  • 1–1 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 6.8%
South Korea at home
13% / 20% / 67%
China win / draw / South Korea win
China–South Korea
  • 0–2 12.4%
  • 0–1 11.9%
  • 1–2 9.7%
  • 1–1 9.3%
  • 0–3 8.6%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 ChinaSouth Korea
Current Elo15531842
Elo rank93rd33rd
Peak Elo1839 (2001)1940 (1980)
Matches played7021010
All-time record339W 154D 209L539W 252D 219L
Goals for12851794
Goals against768917
Biggest win19–0 vs Guam · 2000-01-26 · AFC Asian Cup qualification16–0 vs Nepal · 2003-09-29 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–8 vs Brazil · 2012-09-10 · Friendly0–9 vs Hungary · 1954-06-17 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.010.19
AFC Asian Cups won02
Expected AFC Asian Cups1.212.93

When they've met

Meetings
38
China 3W 12D 23L
Goals
27–56
China first
First meeting
3–2
China won · 1949-01-02 · Friendly
Most recent
0–1
South Korea won · 2024-06-11 · FIFA World Cup qualification
China's biggest win
3–0
2010-02-10 · EAFF Championship
South Korea's biggest win
3–0
2023-11-21 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most common result
0–1
China first · 9 times, last 2024-06-11
Current run
Unbeaten in 6
South Korea · since 2017-12-09
38 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2024-06-110–1South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2023-11-210–3China homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2022-07-200–3NeutralEAFF Championship
2019-12-150–1South Korea homeEAFF Championship
2019-01-160–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2017-12-092–2NeutralEAFF Championship
2017-03-231–0China homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-09-012–3South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2015-08-020–2China homeEAFF Championship
2013-07-240–0South Korea homeEAFF Championship
2010-02-103–0NeutralEAFF Championship
2008-02-172–3China homeEAFF Championship
2005-07-311–1South Korea homeEAFF Championship
2003-12-070–1NeutralEAFF Championship
2002-04-270–0South Korea homeFriendly
2000-10-290–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2000-10-132–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2000-07-280–1China homeFriendly
1998-11-220–0China homeFriendly
1998-06-041–1South Korea homeFriendly
1998-03-041–2NeutralDynasty Cup
1997-08-300–0South Korea homeFriendly
1997-04-230–2China homeFriendly
1996-11-262–3China homeFriendly
1996-09-251–3South Korea homeFriendly
1995-02-190–0NeutralDynasty Cup
1992-08-260–2China homeDynasty Cup
1990-09-270–2China homeAsian Games
1990-08-031–1China homeDynasty Cup
1990-07-310–1China homeDynasty Cup
1989-10-200–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1988-12-141–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1986-09-282–4South Korea homeAsian Games
1986-05-021–1NeutralFriendly
1982-03-011–1NeutralNehru Cup
1978-12-290–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup qualification
1978-12-170–1NeutralAsian Games
1949-01-023–2NeutralFriendly