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South Korea is the men's national football team, currently ranked #32 in the FIFA World Rankings based in Seoul, playing their home matches at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Follow South Korea on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, squad information, transfer news, and comprehensive performance analytics.

Kang-In Lee has been the standout performer for South Korea in league play this season with a rating of 7.88. Heung-Min Son and In-Beom Hwang have also impressed with ratings of 7.61 and 7.50 respectively.

Kang-In Lee leads South Korea's scoring in league play with 3 goals this season. Heung-Min Son has contributed 3, while Gue-Sung Cho has added 1.

In-Beom Hwang is the chief creator for South Korea in league play with 1 assist this season. Kang-In Lee and Min-Jae Kim have also been key playmakers with 1 and 1 assists respectively.

South Korea have been in strong form recently, winning 3 of their last 5 matches (60% win rate). They have scored 8 goals and conceded 3 during this period. Overall, they have shown good attacking threat. Defensively, they have been solid, conceding an average of 0.6 goals per game. In the Friendlies, they faced a 5-0 win against Trinidad and Tobago, and a 1-0 win against El Salvador. In the World Cup Grp. A, they faced a 2-1 win against Czechia, a 0-1 loss to Mexico, and a 0-1 loss to South Africa.

Recent results for South Korea:

• May 31, 2026: Friendlies - 5-0 win vs Trinidad and Tobago
• June 4, 2026: Friendlies - 1-0 win vs El Salvador
• June 12, 2026: World Cup Grp. A - 2-1 win vs Czechia
• June 19, 2026: World Cup Grp. A - 0-1 loss at Mexico
• June 25, 2026: World Cup Grp. A - 0-1 loss at South Africa

Upcoming fixtures for South Korea:

• September 28, 2026: Friendlies - vs Uruguay
• January 10, 2027: Asian Cup Grp. E - vs Yemen
• January 15, 2027: Asian Cup Grp. E - at Vietnam
• January 20, 2027: Asian Cup Grp. E - vs UAE

Looking ahead, South Korea have 3 home games and 1 away fixture in their next 4 matches. Upcoming opponents: Uruguay (home), Yemen (home), Vietnam (away), and UAE (home).

South Korea's squad consists of 26 players. Goalkeepers: Seung-Gyu Kim (FC Tokyo), Bum-Keun Song (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC), Hyeon-Woo Jo (Ulsan HD FC). Defenders: Han-Beom Lee (Club Brugge), Gi-Hyuk Lee (Gangwon FC), Min-Jae Kim (Bayern München), Tae-Hyeon Kim (Kashima Antlers), Wi-Je Cho (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC), Moon-Hwan Kim (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Young-Woo Seol (Augsburg). Midfielders: In-Beom Hwang (FC Porto), Seung-Ho Paik (Birmingham City), Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz 05), Tae-Seok Lee (Austria Wien), Jin-Seob Park (Zhejiang Professional), Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke City), Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jin-Gyu Kim (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC). Forwards: Heung-Min Son (Los Angeles FC), Gue-Sung Cho (FC Midtjylland), Hee-Chan Hwang (Schalke 04), Hyeon-Gyu Oh (Beşiktaş), Kang-In Lee (Atlético Madrid), Hyun-Jun Yang (Celtic), Ji-Sung Eom (Swansea City), Dong-Gyeong Lee (Ulsan HD FC).

Myung-Bo Hong is the current head coach of South Korea. Under their leadership, the team has achieved a 43% win rate across 42 matches, averaging 1.50 points per game.

Notable previous managers include Jürgen Klinsmann managed the club for 4 seasons, recording 9 wins from 17 matches (53% win rate). Sun-Hong Hwang managed the club for one season, recording 1 win from 2 matches (50% win rate). Other former coaches include Do-Hoon Kim, Paulo Bento, Tae-Yong Shin, Uli Stielike, and Kang-Hee Choi.

South Korea plays their home matches at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, which has a capacity of 68,476.

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