South Korea national football team fifa world cup players

South Korea has the most amazing and experienced players and they have been dominating the football game in Asia since the 80s. They have won two AFC Asian Cup titles and been the runners-up four times. The South Korean national football team took part in ten World Cup tournaments and it is the only Asian team to reach the semi-finals. The South Korea national football team players won by defeating Germany with a score of 2-0 but they didn’t make it to the final match. They also had their bad time by losing the tournament in the group level. They maintained a place in the Qatar World Cup. They are rising up slowly. By reading this article you will get to know about the team players, world rankings , coaches and more. This article will help you to know more whereabouts for team South Korea.

The South Korea national football team's players

The whole team qualified for the Fifa World Cup in 1954 by defeating Japan with the score 7-12. Team players can change over the course of their time. So keep yourself updated by reading from the official website. The goalkeeper Kim seung gyu has the most caps among all of the players. In total he has 66 caps. He is currently in al Shabab club as per November 2022 data.  Following are the list of players as of 2022:

Position

Player

Caps

Goals

Club (as of Nov. 2022)

Goalkeeper

Kim Seung-gyu

66

0

Al-Shabab

Goalkeeper

Jo Hyeon-woo

22

0

Ulsan Hyundai

Goalkeeper

Gu Sung-yun

4

0

Unattached

Goalkeeper

Song Bum-keun

1

0

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Defender

Kim Young-gwon

95

6

Ulsan Hyundai

Defender

Kim Jin-su

61

2

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Defender

Hong Chul

45

1

Daegu FC

Defender

Kwon Kyung-won

27

2

Gamba Osaka

Defender

Kim Moon-hwan

21

0

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Defender

Kim Tae-hwan

18

0

Ulsan Hyundai

Defender

Park Ji-soo

3

0

Gimcheon Sangmu

Defender

Cho Yu-min

3

0

Daejeon Hana Citizen

Defender

Yoon Jong-gyu

0

0

FC Seoul

Defender

Lee Sang-min

0

0

FC Seoul

Defender

Park Min-gyu

0

0

Suwon FC

Midfielder

Jung Woo-young

65

3

Al-Sadd

Midfielder

Kwon Chang-hoon

41

12

Gimcheon Sangmu

Midfielder

Na Sang-ho

23

2

FC Seoul

Midfielder

Son Jun-ho

14

0

Shandong Taishan

Midfielder

Paik Seung-ho

13

2

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Midfielder

Song Min-kyu

12

0

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Midfielder

Kim Jin-gyu

8

2

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Midfielder

Um Won-sang

7

0

Ulsan Hyundai

Midfielder

Ko Seung-beom

3

0

Gimcheon Sangmu

Midfielder

Yang Hyun-jun

0

0

Gangwon FC

Forward

Cho Gue-sung

15

4

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Forward

Oh Hyeon-gyu

0

0

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

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South Korea's national football team profile

South Korea national football team players are very sharp and careful about their team reputation. So to maintain a proper public relation with every team and their fans, there is a proper team profile made. Making a team profile for the team is really necessary to manage all the team schedules. In the team there should be someone who can be worth consulting, and the managers can be one of them.

Full name

South Korea national football team

Nicknames

Taegeuk Warriors, Tigers of Asia

Association

Korea Football Association (KFA)

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Sub-confederation

EAFF (East Asia)

Head coach

Paulo Bento

Captain

Son Heung-min

Players with the most caps

Cha Bum-kun, Hong Myung-bo (136)

Top scorer

Cha Bum-kun (58)

FIFA code

KOR

Current FIFA ranking

29 (as of May 2022)

Highest FIFA ranking

17 (December 1998)

Lowest FIFA ranking

69 (November 2014- January 2015)

World Cup appearances

10

Best World Cup results

Fourth place (2002)

Squad size

24 players

Players' average age

27.2 years

Squad value

$140.6 million

Conclusion

In short , South Korea national football team players play with coordination. With time they have improved their game by practising hard every year and coming back with even stronger and different game play. They learnt a lot over the years, they learned from their shortcomings. Every year with a unique style of playing proves their zeal to win the tournament. Over the years, South Korea showed many changes. They are more consistent. They are more powerful with their body as well as their mind

FAQs

  • Will the South Korea national football team play in fifa 2022?
  • South Korea will take part in fifa 2022, but in The edition of Qatar.
  • What are the South Korea national football team players in the World Cup?

Midfielders

Defenders

Attackers

Goalkeepers

Jung Woo-young

Kim Jin-su

Son Heung-min

Song Bum-keun

Lee Jae-sung

Hong Chul

Hwang Ui-jo

Kim Seung-gyu

Paik Seung-ho

Kim Moon-hwan

Cho Gue-sung

Jo Hyeon-woo

Yang Hyun-jun

Kim Young-gwon

Hwang Hee-chan

Song Bum-keun

Nam Tae-hee

Kwon Kyung-won

Jeong Woo-yeong

 

Song Min-kyu

Cho Yu-min

Kwon Chang-hoon

 

Kang Seong-jin

Kim Tae-hwan

Cho Young-wook

 

Na Sang-ho

Yoon Jong-gyu

Na Sang-ho

 

Son Jun-ho

Lee Yong – Suwon

Son Jun-ho

 

Lee Kang-in

Park Ji-soo

Lee Kang-in

 

Hwang In-beom

Kim Min-jae

Hwang In-beom

 

Who is the best team in South korea?

  1. Jeonbuk fc
  2. Ulsan Hyundai
  3. Jeju united
  4. Pohang steelers fc
  5. Daegu Fc

Does North Korea have a national football team?

The North Korean team is under the DPR football association. They got disqualified in May 2021. Although the South Korea national football tea

m will play in the edition of Qatar. The team didn’t play well in the Asian World Cup hence they got disqualified

 

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