 |
|
 |
|
| FIFA ranking : 21(as of 2005, May) |
|
 |
|
Association Established :
1928 |
|
FIFA Member Since :
1948 |
|
Coach :
Jo BONFRERE |
|
|
 |
| Achievements : |
 |
FIFA World Cup™ :
1954 Qualified for the Final Competition
1986 Qualified for the Final Competition
1990 Qualified for the Final Competition
1994 Qualified for the Final Competition
1998 Qualified for the Final Competition
2002 Fourth Place |
|
Olympic Games :
1948 Qualified for the Final Competition
1964 Qualified for the Final Competition
1988 Qualified for the Final Competition
1992 Qualified for the Final Competition
1996 Qualified for the Final Competition
2000 Qualified for the Final Competition
2004 Quarter-finalist |
|
AFC Asian Cup :
1956 Winner
1960 Winner
1972 Runner-up
1980 Runner-up
1988 Runner-up |
|
Others :
2001Participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup (Korea/Japan)
2003Winner of the East Asian Football Championship |
|
Team Introduction
Taking the helm at the Korea Rep. national team since June, 2004, is head coach Jo Bonfrere, who was instrumental in capturing a place in next year's FIFA World CupT-the seventh, and sixth consecutive, appearance for Korea Rep. Bonfrere is an experienced commander well known for leading Nigeria to gold in the Atlanta Olympics.
Korea Rep.'s superb performance in the final round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Asian qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, played in the Gulf countries, made it look so easy. It is apparent that their effort to gradually replace veteran players with fresh blood is working well. The backbone of the national team now are 20-year-old Kim Jin-Kyu (Jubilo Iwata) and Park Chu-Young (Seoul FC), heroes of the youth team that played in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by the Netherlands. Park Chu-Young made a stunning debut when he scored an equalizer in the away match against Uzbekistan moments before the end of the match. "They're not the only ones," claims Bonfrere. "There's a lot of talent among the youth teams."
Also known as the "Asian Tigers," Korea Rep. finished fourth in the 2002 FIFA World Cup™, but considers this accomplishment only as a passing point. They are hungry for the next international spotlight. As the first East Asian football champions, and as host of the 2005 East Asian Football Championship, Korea Rep. is ready to defend the title with burning passion. |
|
| Past Results of Contending Teams (2000.1~2005.6 International A Match) |
|
| VS. China PR |
| 2000.7.28 Beijing (China PR) [Friendly Match] |
| China PR |
0 - 1 |
Korea Republic |
| 2000.10.13 Tripoli (Lebanon) [Asian Nations Cup] |
| Korea Republic |
2 - 2 |
China PR |
| 2000.10.29 Beirut (Lebanon) [Asian Nations Cup] |
| Korea Republic |
1 - 0 |
China PR |
| 2002.4.27 Incheon (Korea Republic) [Friendly Match] |
| Korea Republic |
0 - 0 |
China PR |
| 2003.12.7 Saitama (Japan) [EAFF Championship] |
| Korea Republic |
1 - 0 |
China PR |
|
|
| VS. Japan |
| 2000.4.26 Seoul (Korea Republic) [Friendly Match] |
| Korea Republic |
1 - 0 |
Japan |
| 2000.12.20 Tokyo (Japan) [Kirin Beverage Soccer 2000] |
| Japan |
1 - 1 |
Korea Republic |
| 2003.4.16 Seoul (Korea Republic) [Friendly Match] |
| Korea Republic |
0 - 1 |
Japan |
| 2003.5.31 Tokyo (Japan) [Friendly Match] |
| Japan |
0 - 1 |
Korea Republic |
| 2003.12.10 Yokohama (Japan) [EAFF Championship] |
| Japan |
0 - 0 |
Korea Republic |
|
|
|
|
