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AFC · Group A

South Korea

Taegeuk Warriors

South Korea are one of Asia's most consistent World Cup nations and reached the semi-finals as co-hosts in 2002.

Best finish: Fourth place (2002)Qualified through AFCVerified Jun 2, 2026
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Fixtures

Squad

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26 players · 2 live ESPN headshots

Top lineForwards6

Cho Gue-Sung

FWD · 28

#64ESPN

Eom Ji-Sung

FWD · 24

#91ESPN

Hwang Hee-Chan

FWD · 30

#24ESPN

Oh Hyeon-Gyu

FWD · 25

#34ESPN

Son Heung-Min

FWD · 33

#45ESPN

Yang Hyun-Jun

FWD · 24

#11ESPN
MidMidfielders9

Bae Jun-Ho

MID · 22

#08ESPN

Hwang In-Beom

MID · 29

#61ESPN

Jens Castrop

MID · 22

#93ESPN

Kim Jin-Gyu

MID · 29

#21ESPN

Lee Dong-Gyeong

MID · 28

#02ESPN

Lee Jae-Sung

MID · 33

#03ESPN

Lee Kang-in

MID · 25

#97ESPN

Paik Seung-Ho

MID · 29

#98ESPN

Park Jin-Seop

MID · 30

#78ESPN
Back lineDefenders8

Cho Yu-Min

DEF · 29

#76ESPN

Kim Min-Jae

DEF · 29

#88ESPN

Kim Moon-Hwan

DEF · 30

#60ESPN

Kim Tae-Hyeon

DEF · 25

#68ESPN

Lee Gi-Hyuk

DEF · 25

#69ESPN

Lee Han-Beom

DEF · 23

#88ESPN

Lee Tae-Seok

DEF · 23

#70ESPN

Seol Young-Woo

DEF · 27

#93ESPN
GoalGoalkeepers3

Jo Hyeon-Woo

GK · 34

#44ESPN

Kim Seung-Gyu

GK · 35

#21ESPN

Song Bum-Keun

GK · 28

#24ESPN