Korea Republic national football team facts for kids

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Korea Republic national football team

The Korea Republic national football team is the national football team of South Korea.

Notable Achievements

Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments, which is the most amount of appearances for any Asian country. Korea Republic became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages, at the 2002 tournament (Where it achieved 4th place), and also won the first two editions of the AFC Asian Cup. The current team, with players such as Chung Yong Lee, Ki Sung Yueng, Park Chu Young, Lee Keun Ho, Ji Dong won, Lee Dong Gook, and Koo Jacheol is easily a good contender for upcoming competitions too. With the new coach Hong MyungBo, South-Korea might earn a good place in the FIFA World cup of 2013.

Most appearances

Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Career
1	Hong Myung-Bo	136	10	1990-2002
2	Lee Woon-Jae	132	0	1994-2010
3	Lee Young-Pyo	127	5	1999-2011
4	Yoo Sang-Chul	123	18	1994-2005
5	Cha Bum-Kun	121	55	1972-1986
6	Kim Tae-Young	104	3	1992-2004
7	Hwang Seon-Hong	103	50	1903-2002
8	Choi Soon-Hoo	95	30	1980-1991
8	Ha Seok-Joo	95	23	1991-2001
10	Cho Young-Jeung	92	2	1975-1986

Top scorers

Pos	Player	Goals	Apps	Career
1	Cha Bum-Kun	55	121	1972-1986
2	Hwang Seon-Hong	50	103	1993-2002
3	Choi Soon-Hoo	30	95	1980-1991
4	Huh Jung-Moo	29		1974-1986
4	Kim Do-Hoon	29		1994-2003
6	Choi Yong-Soo	27		1995-2003
6	Lee Tae-Hoo	27		1980-1991
8	Lee Young-Moo	24		1974-1982
8	Park Sung-Hwa	24		1974-1984
10	Ha Seok-Joo	23	95	1991-2001