Korea national football team

The Korea national football team is an team that represents the country of Korea and is organised by the Korea Football Association.

Korea has qualified for two FIFA World Cups with them being knocked out in the group stage on both occasions. They also have participated in two APFC Asian Cups where they took out the 1956 and the 1960 AFC Asian Cup.

Before becoming the national team
History in football can be traced back to the late 19th century with the formation of the Josedon Football Association being formed as part of being under Japanese rule since 1910. The tournament which saw in the first league in Korea as well as the cup tournament only four years later in 1921. By the early 1930s, the formation of a de-facto national team competed in the Japanese Emperor's Cup until the end of the second World War where the formation of the national team would be born.

Initial success
The Korea's first appearance at an international competition was the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where they took on in their opening match. Though it would be a short stay despite two goals from, the national team would go down 5-3 to be eliminated. The following year, Korea competed in qualifying for the 1950 FIFA World Cup with the nation competing against, and. For the Koreans, they would finish on top of their group with the support of Kook-chin (3 goals) and (3 goals) to qualify through to their first World Cup.

FIFA World Cup
Gold  Silver   Bronze

APFC Asian Cup
Gold  Silver   Bronze