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Taeguk Warriors

Korea Republic
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) 태극전사 (Taegeuk Jeonsa, "Taegeuk Warriors")
The Reds
붉은 악마 ("Red Devils")
아시아의 호랑이" (Asian Tigers)
Taegeuk Tigers
Association Korea Football Association (KFA)
대한축구협회
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach Shin Tae-yong
Captain Ki Sung-yueng
Most caps Cha Bum-kun (138)
Top scorer Cha Bum-kun (59)
Home stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium
FIFA code KOR
FIFA ranking
Current 61 Steady(17 May 2018)
Highest 17 (December 1998)
Lowest 69 (November 2014 – January 2015)
Elo ranking
Current 30 Steady(20 April 2018)
Highest 15 (September 1980, June 2002)
Lowest 82
First international
 South Korea 5–1 Hong Kong 
(Hong Kong; July 6, 1948)
Biggest win
 South Korea 16–0 Nepal   
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 0–12 Sweden 
(London, United Kingdom; August 5, 1948)
World Cup
Appearances 10 (first in 1954)
Best result Fourth Place, 2002
Asian Cup
Appearances 13 (first in 1956)
Best result Champions, 1956 and 1960
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 2 (first in 2000)
Best result Fourth Place, 2002
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2001)
Best result Group Stage, 2001
South Korea national football team
Hangul 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀
Hanja 大韓民國 蹴球 國家代表팀
Revised Romanization Daehan Min'guk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Tim
McCune–Reischauer Taehan Min'guk Ch'ukku Kukka Taep'yo T'im

The Korea Republic national football team (Korean: 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international association football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association.

Since the 1960s, South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia and is historically the most successful Asian football team, having participated in nine consecutive and ten overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first and currently only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. They have since improved their ability to play on foreign soil and were able to reach the Round of 16 in the 2010 World Cup. South Korea won the first two AFC Asian Cup tournaments though they have been unable to win since, finishing second in 1972, 1980, 1988, and 2015, and third in 1964, 2000, 2007, and 2011. They also took the gold medal at the 1970, 1978, and 1986 Asian Games.

The team is commonly nicknamed "The Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils.

Korea was not introduced to football until 1882, when British crew members played a game while their vessel was visiting the Incheon Port. Korea became a Japanese colony in 1905 and was annexed by force 1910. In 1921, the first All Korea Football Tournament was held, and in 1928, the Korea Football Association was organized, which created a foundation to disseminate and develop football in Korea. In 1940, however, the Japanese Governor-General of Korea forced the Korea Football Association to dissolve.


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