Soccer World Cup 2002 / South Korea

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This article covers the South Korean national team at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea .

qualification

As host, South Korea qualified directly for the finals.

South Korean contingent

No. Surname Club before the start of the World Cup birthday Games Gates Yellow card.svg Yellowred card.svg Red card.svg
goalkeeper
1 Lee Woon-jae Korea SouthSouth Korea Suwon Bluewings 04/26/1973 7th 0 0 0 0
12 Kim Byung-ji Korea SouthSouth Korea Pohang Steelers 04/08/1970 0 0 0 0 0
23 Choi Eun-sung Korea SouthSouth Korea Daejeon Citizen 04/05/1971 0 0 0 0 0
Defender
2 Hyun Young-min Korea SouthSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai December 25, 1979 0 0 0 0 0
3 Choi Sung-yong Korea SouthSouth Korea Suwon Bluewings December 15, 1975 0 0 0 0 0
4th Choi Jin-cheul Korea SouthSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors March 26, 1971 6th 0 1 0 0
7th Kim Tae-young Korea SouthSouth Korea Chunnam Dragons 11/08/1970 7th 0 2 0 0
10 Lee Young-pyo Korea SouthSouth Korea FC Seoul 04/23/1977 5 0 0 0 0
15th Lee Min-sung Korea SouthSouth Korea Busan I'Cons 06/23/1973 2 0 1 0 0
20th Hong Myung-bo (C)Captain of the crew Korea SouthSouth Korea Pohang Steelers 02/12/1969 7th 0 1 0 0
midfield player
5 Kim Nam-il Korea SouthSouth Korea Chunnam Dragons 03/14/1977 5 0 1 0 0
6th Yoo Sang-chul JapanJapan Kashiwa Reysol October 18, 1971 7th 1 1 0 0
8th Choi Tae-uk Korea SouthSouth Korea FC Seoul 03/13/1981 1 0 0 0 0
13 Lee Eul-yong Korea SouthSouth Korea Bucheon SK 09/08/1975 4th 1 1 0 0
16 Cha Du-ri Korea SouthSouth Korea Korea University July 25, 1980 4th 0 1 0 0
17th Yoon Jong-hwan JapanJapan Cerezo Osaka 02/16/1973 0 0 0 0 0
21st Park Ji-sung JapanJapan Kyoto Purple Sanga 02/25/1981 7th 1 1 0 0
22nd Song Chong-gug Korea SouthSouth Korea Busan I'Cons 02/20/1979 7th 1 1 0 0
striker
9 Seol Ki-hyeon BelgiumBelgium RSC Anderlecht 01/08/1979 7th 1 1 0 0
11 Choi Yong-soo JapanJapan JEF United Ichihara 09/10/1973 1 0 0 0 0
14th Lee Chun-soo Korea SouthSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai 07/09/1981 7th 0 1 0 0
18th Hwang Sun-hong JapanJapan Kashiwa Reysol 07/14/1968 5 1 0 0 0
19th Ahn Jung-hwan ItalyItaly AC Perugia 01/27/1976 7th 2 0 0 0
Trainer
NetherlandsNetherlands Guus Hiddink 11/08/1946

Preliminary round

Korea was chosen to host the preliminary group draw. The "big chunks" like Brazil, Argentina or France did not pose any immediate danger.

In the previous five World Cup participations, South Korea had not been able to achieve a single victory. In front of the home crowd, however, the negative series came to an impressive end: The weak Poles were defeated 2-0 in a superior game. In the second game against the USA they fell 0-1 early on. Shortly before half-time, a penalty was awarded. In the end they drew 1: 1.

In the last group game they faced the highly favored Portuguese, but they lost a player to a red card in the early stages. In the middle of the second half, the referee sent another Portuguese off the pitch. Immediately afterwards the 1-0 for South Korea fell. With only eight field players, the Portuguese put the hosts under massive pressure in the final phase, but no longer managed the equalization required to reach the round of 16. South Korea was qualified for the next round as group D leaders. Another favorite was eliminated with Portugal.

South Korea - Poland 2: 0 (1: 0)
South Korea - United States 1: 1 (0: 1)
Portugal - South Korea 0: 1 (0: 0)

Finals

In a dramatic match in the round of 16, Italy was defeated 2-1 by a golden goal . Korea missed a penalty in the fifth minute and took the Italian opening goal a quarter of an hour later. Only shortly before the end, favored by a blatant defensive error, the equalization could be forced. In extra time, the Italians missed some clear scoring opportunities. In the 103rd minute, Totti received a controversial yellow-red card. In the 117th minute, Ahn scored the winning goal for Korea.

Opponents in the quarter-finals were Spain, who had knocked out Ireland with some difficulty in the second round. The strong Koreans were able to keep the game balanced against the southern Europeans, who competed without superstar Raul. The Spaniards had the clearer chances to score, especially in extra time, but some of them did not lead to success due to clear referee decisions. South Korea won the final penalty shoot-out 5-3.

Another big name opponent was waiting for the Asians in the semi-finals. Since South Korea had to go into extra time in the last two games, the players were a bit weaker than usual in terms of running. Nevertheless, it took until the 75th minute before Ballack could achieve the German lead. The hosts' furious triumph was over. In the game for third place they lost to Turkey 2: 3.

Round of 16
South Korea - Italy 2: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1)
Quarter finals
Spain - South Korea 0: 0 a.d., 3: 5 i. E.
Semifinals
Germany - South Korea 1: 0 (0: 0)
Game for third place
South Korea - Turkey 2: 3 (1: 3)