South Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup

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The South Korea women's national football team has represented South Korea (Korea Republic) at the FIFA Women's World Cup on four occasions, in 2003, 2015, 2019, and 2023.

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Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
YearRoundPldWDLGFGASquadPldWDLGFGA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1991 Did not qualifyVia AFC Women's Asian Cup
Flag of Sweden.svg 1995 Via Asian Games
Flag of the United States.svg 1999 Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Group stage3003111 Squad
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 2011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 Round of 16411248 Squad
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2019 Group stage300318 Squad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 301214 Squad
Flag of Brazil.svg 2027 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2031
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2035
TotalRound of 161312107314/9000000

Head-to-head record

Player records

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoals
1 Cho So-hyun 2
2 Kim Jin-hee 1
Jeon Ga-eul 1
Ji So-yun 1
Kim Soo-yun 1
Yeo Min-ji 1

Details

2003 (United States)

21 September 2003 (2003-9-21) Group B Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 3–0 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
15:15
Report Attendance: 34,144 [1]
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
24 September 2003 (2003-9-24) Group B France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1–0 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
19:45
Report Attendance: 16,316 [1]
Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China PR)
27 September 2003 (2003-9-27) Group B South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 1–7 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
12:45 Report
Attendance: 14,356 [1]
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
Group B table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGA GD PtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321082+67Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3201105+56
3Flag of France.svg  France 311123−14
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3003111−100

2015 (Canada)

South Korea finished in fourth place at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup and qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they made it out of the group stage for the first time. They were drawn in Group E with Brazil, Spain and Costa Rica. South Korea lost 2–0 to Brazil, but a 2–2 draw with Costa Rica and a 2–1 victory against Spain were enough to progress for the first time ever at a World Cup. They went on to lose 3–0 to France in the round of 16. [2]

9 June 2015 (2015-6-9) Group E Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Olympic Stadium, Montreal
19:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Report Attendance: 10,175 [3]
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
13 June 2015 (2015-6-13) Group E South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 2–2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Olympic Stadium, Montreal
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Report Attendance: 28,623 [4]
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
17 June 2015 (2015-6-17) Group E South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Report
Attendance: 21,562 [5]
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Group E table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGA GD PtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330040+49Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 311145−14
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 302134−12
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 301224−21
21 June 2015 (2015-6-21) Round of 16 France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 3–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Olympic Stadium, Montreal
16:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Report Attendance: 15,518 [6]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

2019 (France)

Coming off an improved showing at the previous one, South Korea qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and were put in Group A with France, Norway and Nigeria. However, they could not repeat their prior success in 2015 and lost all three games and exited the tournament in the group stage, only scoring one goal in their entire run and even an own goal. [7]

7 June 2019 (2019-6-7) Group A France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 4–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Parc des Princes, Paris
21:00
Report Attendance: 45,261 [8]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
12 June 2019 (2019-6-12) Group A Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
15:00 Report Attendance: 11,252 [9]
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
17 June 2019 (2019-6-17) Group A South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 1–2 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
21:00 Report Attendance: 13,034 [10]
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Group A table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGA GD PtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 330071+69Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 320163+36
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 310224−23
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 300318−70

2023 (Australia and New Zealand)

South Korea next qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. As in 2019, the team scored only one goal, but achieved a notable result by drawing their final match with Germany 1–1, which resulted in the Germans exiting the tournament at the group stage despite being second in the FIFA Ranking at the time. [11] [12] [13]

25 July 2023 (2023-7-25) Group H Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 2–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
12:00 UTC+10
Report Attendance: 24,323
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
30 July 2023 (2023-7-30) Group H South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 0–1 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
14:00 UTC+9:30 Report Jraïdi Soccerball shade.svg6'Attendance: 12,886
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
3 August 2023 (2023-8-3) Group H South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 1–1 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lang Park, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Cho So-hyun Soccerball shade.svg6' Report Popp Soccerball shade.svg42'Attendance: 38,945
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Group H table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGA GD PtsQualification
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 320142+26Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 320126−46
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 311183+54
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 301214−31

See also

References

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  2. "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - Teams". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. "Match report – Group E – Brazil v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. "Match report – Round of 16 – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. "Match report – Group A – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  10. "Match report – Group A – Korea Republic v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  11. Kane, Desmond (3 August 2023). "Women's World Cup 2023: Seismic shock as Germany crash out in group stages after South Korea draw". Eurosport . Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  12. Wrack, Suzanne (3 August 2023). "Germany crash out of World Cup in huge upset after draw with South Korea". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  13. Bosher, Luke (3 August 2023). "Germany crash out in one of the biggest upsets in Women's World Cup history". The Athletic . Retrieved 10 August 2023.