Head to head

England vs South Korea

If they played today

England at home
72% / 18% / 10%
England win / draw / South Korea win
England–South Korea
  • 2–0 13.4%
  • 1–0 12.1%
  • 3–0 9.9%
  • 2–1 9.3%
  • 1–1 8.4%
Neutral venue
65% / 20% / 15%
England win / draw / South Korea win
England–South Korea
  • 2–0 11.8%
  • 1–0 11.8%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 1–1 9.7%
  • 3–0 7.9%
South Korea at home
57% / 23% / 20%
England win / draw / South Korea win
England–South Korea
  • 1–0 11.3%
  • 1–1 10.9%
  • 2–0 10.3%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 0–0 6.3%

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

 EnglandSouth Korea
Current Elo21971842
Elo rank3rd34th
Peak Elo2197 (2026)1940 (1980)
Matches played10981010
All-time record631W 259D 208L539W 252D 219L
Goals for24011794
Goals against1053917
Biggest win13–0 vs Northern Ireland · 1882-02-18 · Friendly16–0 vs Nepal · 2003-09-29 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss1–7 vs Hungary · 1954-05-23 · Friendly0–9 vs Hungary · 1954-06-17 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won10
Expected World Cups1.450.19

When they've met

Meetings
1
England 0W 1D 0L
Goals
1–1
England first
First meeting
1–1
Drawn · 2002-05-21 · Friendly
Most recent
1–1
Drawn · 2002-05-21 · Friendly
1 meeting
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2002-05-211–1South Korea homeFriendly