Iran–South Korea football rivalry

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Iran–South Korea football rivalry
Iran Korea 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.jpg
Iran vs South Korea in February 2009
Location Asia (AFC)
TeamsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
First meetingSouth Korea 5–0 Iran
(28 May 1958, 1958 Asian Games)
Latest meetingSouth Korea 2–0 Iran
(24 March 2022, 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Statistics
Meetings total33
Top scorer Flag of Iran.svg Ali Daei (4)
All-time seriesIran: 13
South Korea: 10
Draw: 10
Largest victorySouth Korea 5–0 Iran
(28 May 1958, 1958 Asian Games)

The Iran and South Korea men's national football teams are sporting rivals [1] [2] and have played against each other officially since 1958, totalling 32 matches as of January 2022, including ten World Cup qualifiers, including eight straight from 2010 to 2022. These two teams were among the strongest Asian national football teams during the 1960s and 1970s. Since then, the teams have developed one of Asia's greatest rivalries. [3] Although the teams only had one chance to play against each other in the final match of the AFC Asian Cup, in 1972, they have faced each other five consecutive times at the quarterfinals stage since 1996. [4] [5]

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Head-to-head record

VenueFlag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Draw
Victories in Iran503
Victories in South Korea336
Victories at neutral venue571
Total number of victories131010
Goals in Iran114
Goals in South Korea810
Goals at neutral venue1522
Total number of goals3436

List of matches

28 May 1958 (1958-05-28) 1958 Asian Games group stage South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg5–0State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran Tokyo, Japan
11 December 1970 (1970-12-11) 1970 Asian Games first group stage South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran Bangkok, Thailand
Lee Hoe-taik Soccerball shade.svg52'
10 September 1971 (1971-09-10) Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
12 September 1971 (1971-09-12) Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–2State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
19 May 1972 (1972-05-19) 1972 AFC Asian Cup final Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Bangkok, Thailand
Park Lee-chun Soccerball shade.svg65'
11 September 1974 (1974-09-11) 1974 Asian Games second group stage Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg2–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tehran, Iran
Mazloumi Soccerball shade.svg75', 89'
3 July 1977 (1977-07-03) 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–0State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran Busan, South Korea
11 November 1977 (1977-11-11) 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg2–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tehran, Iran
Rowshan Soccerball shade.svg52', 68' Lee Young-moo Soccerball shade.svg28', 88'
23 November 1982 (1982-11-23) 1982 Asian Games group stage Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea New Delhi, India
Derakhshan Soccerball shade.svg47'
1 October 1986 (1986-10-01) 1986 Asian Games quarter-finals South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Busan, South Korea
Park Chang-sun Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.) Bavi Soccerball shade.svg84'
11 December 1988 (1988-12-11) 1988 AFC Asian Cup group stage South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Doha, Qatar
3 October 1990 (1990-10-03) 1990 Asian Games semi-finals Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Beijing, China
Ghayeghran Soccerball shade.svg107'
16 October 1993 (1993-10-16) 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Doha, Qatar
16 December 1996 (1996-12-16) 1996 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals Iran  Flag of Iran.svg6–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
23 October 2000 (2000-10-23) 2000 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tripoli, Lebanon
Bagheri Soccerball shade.svg71'
24 April 2001 (2001-04-24) 2001 LG Cup South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Cairo, Egypt
Kim Do-hoon Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.)
31 July 2004 (2004-07-31) 2004 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Jinan, China
12 October 2005 (2005-10-12) Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
2 September 2006 (2006-09-02) 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
Seol Ki-hyeon Soccerball shade.svg45' Hashemian Soccerball shade.svg90'
15 November 2006 (2006-11-15) 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tehran, Iran
22 July 2007 (2007-07-22) 2007 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11 February 2009 (2009-02-11) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tehran, Iran
Javad Nekounam Soccerball shade.svg58' Park Ji-sung Soccerball shade.svg81'
17 June 2009 (2009-06-17) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
Park Ji-sung Soccerball shade.svg82' Shojaei Soccerball shade.svg52'
7 September 2010 (2010-09-07) Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
Shojaei Soccerball shade.svg34'
22 January 2011 (2011-01-22) 2011 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Doha, Qatar
Yoon Bit-garam Soccerball shade.svg105'
16 October 2012 (2012-10-16) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tehran, Iran
Nekounam Soccerball shade.svg76'
18 June 2013 (2013-06-18) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ulsan, South Korea
Ghoochannejhad Soccerball shade.svg60'
18 November 2014 (2014-11-18) Friendly Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tehran, Iran
Azmoun Soccerball shade.svg82'
11 October 2016 (2016-10-11) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tehran, Iran
Azmoun Soccerball shade.svg25'
31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
11 June 2019 (2019-06-11) Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
Hwang Ui-jo Soccerball shade.svg57' Kim Young-gwon Soccerball shade.svg62' (o.g.)
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tehran, Iran
Jahanbakhsh Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Son Heung-min Soccerball shade.svg48'
24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath

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