Team history
South Korea World Cup history
South Korea have appeared in 11 men's World Cup tournaments from 1954 to 2022.
Overall record
2026 qualification
How did they qualify?
- Route
- AFC third round Group B winners
- Qualified
- 5 June 2025
- Goals for per game
- 2.50
- Goals against per game
- 0.50
Record
Tournament match record
Matches
38W-D-L
8-9-21Goals
39-78Goal difference -39Goals per game
1.03Timeline
Tournament-by-tournament performance
| Year | Host | Performance | Matches | Goals | GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Round of 16 | 4 | 5-8 | 1.25 |
| 2018 | Russia | Group stage | 3 | 3-3 | 1 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Group stage | 3 | 3-6 | 1 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Round of 16 | 4 | 6-8 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | Germany | Group stage | 3 | 3-4 | 1 |
| 2002 | Korea,Japan | Fourth place | 7 | 8-6 | 1.14 |
| 1998 | France | Group stage | 3 | 2-9 | 0.67 |
| 1994 | United States | Group stage | 3 | 4-5 | 1.33 |
| 1990 | Italy | Group stage | 3 | 1-6 | 0.33 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Group stage | 3 | 4-7 | 1.33 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Group stage | 2 | 0-16 | 0 |
