South Korea national football team results (2020–present)

Last updated November 16, 2024

This article provides details of international football games played by the South Korea national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results by year

Year	GP	W	D	L	Win %
2020	2	1	0	1	050.00
2021	10	7	2	1	070.00
2022	20	12	3	5	060.00
2023	10	5	3	2	050.00
2024	16	10	5	1	062.50
Total	58	35	13	10	060.34

Matches

2020

14 November Friendly	Mexico	3–2	South Korea	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
21:00 UTC+1	Jiménez 67' Antuna 69' Salcedo 70'	Report	Hwang Ui-jo 20' Kwon Kyung-won 87'	Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

17 November Friendly	South Korea	2–1	Qatar	Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
14:00 UTC+1	Hwang Hee-chan 1' Hwang Ui-jo 36'	Report	Ali 9'	Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

2021

25 March Friendly	Japan	3–0	South Korea	Yokohama, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Yamane 16' Kamada 27' Endo 83'	Report		Stadium: Nissan Stadium Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

5 June 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	5–0	Turkmenistan	Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 10', 73' Nam Tae-hee 45+2' Kim Young-gwon 57' Kwon Chang-hoon 63'	Report		Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 3,932 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

7 June 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	Cancelled	North Korea	Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Goyang Stadium

9 June 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Sri Lanka	0–5	South Korea	Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9		Report	Kim Shin-wook 14', 42' (pen.) Lee Dong-gyeong 22' Hwang Hee-chan 53' Jung Sang-bin 77'	Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

13 June 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	2–1	Lebanon	Goyang, South Korea
15:00 UTC+9	Sabra 50' (o.g.) Son Heung-min 65' (pen.)	Report	Saad 12'	Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 4,061 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

2 September 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	0–0	Iraq	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

7 September 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	1–0	Lebanon	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Kwon Chang-hoon 59'	Report		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

7 October 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	2–1	Syria	Ansan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang In-beom 47' Son Heung-min 88'	Report	Kharbin 83'	Stadium: Ansan Wa~ Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

12 October 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Iran	1–1	South Korea	Tehran, Iran
17:00 UTC+3:30	Jahanbakhsh 76'	Report	Son Heung-min 48'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

11 November 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	1–0	United Arab Emirates	Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Hee-chan 36' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 30,152 Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

16 November 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Iraq	0–3	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Lee Jae-sung 33' Son Heung-min 74' (pen.) Jeong Woo-yeong 80'	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2022

15 January Friendly	Iceland	1–5	South Korea	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 UTC+3	Guðjohnsen 55'	Report	Cho Gue-sung 15' Kwon Chang-hoon 27' Paik Seung-ho 29' Kim Jin-gyu 75' Eom Ji-sung 85'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

21 January Friendly	South Korea	4–0	Moldova	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 UTC+3	Kim Jin-gyu 20' Paik Seung-ho 33' Kwon Chang-hoon 48' Cho Young-wook 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey)

27 January 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Lebanon	0–1	South Korea	Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2		Report	Cho Gue-sung 45+1'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

1 February 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Syria	0–2	South Korea	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4		Report	Kim Jin-su 53' Kwon Chang-hoon 71'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 310 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	2–0	Iran	Seoul ,South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 45+2' Kim Young-gwon 62'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,375 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

29 March 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	United Arab Emirates	1–0	South Korea	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:45 UTC+4	Al-Maazmi 54'	Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

2 June Friendly	South Korea	1–5	Brazil	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang 31'	Report	Richarlison 7' Neymar 42' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Coutinho 80' Gabriel Jesus 90+3'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,872 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

6 June Friendly	South Korea	2–0	Chile	Daejeon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Hee-chan 12' Son Heung-min 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 40,135 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

10 June Friendly	South Korea	2–2	Paraguay	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 66' Jeong Woo-yeong 90+3'	Report	Almirón 23', 49'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 40,228 Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

14 June Friendly	South Korea	4–1	Egypt	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 16' Kim Young-gwon 21' Cho Gue-sung 85' Kwon Chang-hoon 90+1'	Report	Mohamed 37'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 59,712 Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

20 July 2022 EAFF Championship	China	0–3	South Korea	Toyota, Japan
19:00 UTC+9		Report	Zhu Chenjie 39' (o.g.) Kwon Chang-hoon 54' Cho Gue-sung 80'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

24 July 2022 EAFF Championship	South Korea	3–0	Hong Kong	Toyota, Japan
16:00 UTC+9	Kang Seong-jin 17', 86' Hong Chul 74'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,335 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

27 July 2022 EAFF Championship	Japan	3–0	South Korea	Toyota, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Soma 49' Sasaki 64' Machino 72'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

23 September Friendly	South Korea	2–2	Costa Rica	Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Hee-chan 28' Son Heung-min 85'	Report	Bennette 41', 63'	Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 37,581 Referee: Alex King (Australia)

27 September Friendly	South Korea	1–0	Cameroon	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 35'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 59,389 Referee: Alex King (Australia)

11 November Friendly	South Korea	1–0	Iceland	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Song Min-kyu 33'	Report		Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 15,274 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

24 November 2022 FIFA World Cup (Group H)	Uruguay	0–0	South Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 41,663 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

28 November 2022 FIFA World Cup (Group H)	South Korea	2–3	Ghana	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Cho Gue-sung 58', 61'	Report	Salisu 24' Kudus 34', 68'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 43,983 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

2 December 2022 FIFA World Cup (Group H)	South Korea	2–1	Portugal	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Kim Young-gwon 27' Hwang Hee-chan 90+1'	Report	Horta 5'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 44,097 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

5 December 2022 FIFA World Cup (Round of 16)	Brazil	4–1	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Vinícius 7' Neymar 13' (pen.) Richarlison 29' Paquetá 36'	Report	Paik Seung-ho 76'	Stadium: Stadium 974 Attendance: 43,847 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

2023

24 March Friendly	South Korea	2–2	Colombia	Ulsan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 10', 45+2'	Report	Rodríguez 46' Carrascal 49'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 35,727 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

28 March Friendly	South Korea	1–2	Uruguay	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang In-beom 51'	Report	Coates 10' Vecino 63'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 63,952 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

16 June Friendly	South Korea	0–1	Peru	Busan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9		Report	Reyna 11'	Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 52,443 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

20 June Friendly	South Korea	1–1	El Salvador	Daejeon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 49'	Report	Roldán 87'	Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 39,823 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

7 September Friendly	Wales	0–0	South Korea	Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,668 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

12 September Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	South Korea	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
17:30 UTC+1		Report	Cho Gue-sung 32'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Andrew Madley (England)

13 October Friendly	South Korea	4–0	Tunisia	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Kang-in 55', 57' Meriah 66' (o.g.) Hwang Ui-jo 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 59,018 Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

17 October Friendly	South Korea	6–0	Vietnam	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Kim Min-jae 5' Hwang Hee-chan 27' Võ Minh Trọng 50' (o.g.) Son Heung-min 61' Lee Kang-in 70' Jeong Woo-yeong 86'	Report		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 42,175 Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	5–0	Singapore	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Cho Gue-sung 44' Hwang Hee-chan 49' Son Heung-min 63' Hwang Ui-jo 68' (pen.) Lee Kang-in 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,381 Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	China	0–3	South Korea	Shenzhen, China
20:00 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Son Heung-min 11' (pen.), 45' Jung Seung-hyun 87'	Stadium: Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Attendance: 39,969 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

2024

6 January Friendly	South Korea	1–0	Iraq	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4	Lee Jae-sung 40'	Report		Stadium: New York University Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

15 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup (Group E)	South Korea	3–1	Bahrain	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Hwang In-beom 38' Lee Kang-in 56', 68'	Report	Al-Hashsash 51'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 8,388 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

20 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup (Group E)	Jordan	2–2	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Park Yong-woo 37' (o.g.) Al-Naimat 45+6'	Report	Son Heung-min 9' (pen.) Al-Arab 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 36,627 Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

25 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup (Group E)	South Korea	3–3	Malaysia	Al Wakrah, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Jeong Woo-yeong 21' Lee Kang-in 83' Son Heung-min 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Faisal 51' Arif 62' (pen.) Morales 90+15'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 30,117 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

30 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup (Round of 16)	Saudi Arabia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	South Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3	Radif 46'	Report	Cho Gue-sung 90+9'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 42,389 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
	Penalties
	Kanno Abdulhamid Al-Najei Ghareeb		Son Heung-min Kim Young-gwon Cho Gue-sung Hwang Hee-chan

2 February 2023 AFC Asian Cup (Quarter-finals)	Australia	1–2 (a.e.t.)	South Korea	Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3	Goodwin 42'	Report	Hwang Hee-chan 90+6' (pen.) Son Heung-min 104'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 39,632 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

6 February 2023 AFC Asian Cup (Semi-finals)	Jordan	2–0	South Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Al-Naimat 53' Al-Taamari 66'	Report		Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 42,850 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

21 March 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	1–1	Thailand	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 42'	Report	Mueanta 61'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,912 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Thailand	0–3	South Korea	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7		Report	Lee Jae-sung 19' Son Heung-min 54' Park Jin-seop 82'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 45,458 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

6 June 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Singapore	0–7	South Korea	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8		Report	Lee Kang-in 9', 54' Joo Min-kyu 20' Son Heung-min 53', 56' Bae Jun-ho 79' Hwang Hee-chan 82'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 49,097 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	1–0	China	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Kang-in 61'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,935 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	0–0	Palestine	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 59,579 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Oman	1–3	South Korea	Muscat, Oman
18:00 UTC+4	Jung Seung-hyun 45+2' (o.g.)	Report	Hwang Hee-chan 10' Son Heung-min 82' Joo Min-kyu 90+11'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Referee: Ma Ning (China)

10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Jordan	0–2	South Korea	Amman, Jordan
17:00 UTC+3		Report	Lee Jae-sung 38' Oh Hyeon-gyu 68'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

15 October 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	3–2	Iraq	Yongin, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Oh Se-hun 41' Oh Hyeon-gyu 74' Lee Jae-sung 83'	Report	Hussein 50' Bayesh 90+5'	Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 35,198 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

14 November 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Kuwait	1–3	South Korea	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:00 UTC+3	Daham 60'		Oh Se-hun 10' Son Heung-min 19' (pen.) Bae Jun-ho 74'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 22,791 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

References

↑ "Korea Republic - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
↑ "South Korea national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: South Korea". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

Head to head records

As of 14 November 2024after the match against Kuwait .

Head to head records
Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Australia	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Brazil	2	0	0	2	2	9	0	0	100
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
China	3	3	0	0	7	0	100	0	0
Chile	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Colombia	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Egypt	1	1	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
El Salvador	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Ghana	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	100
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	3	0	100	0	0
Iceland	2	2	0	0	6	1	100	0	0
Iran	2	1	1	0	3	1	50	50	0
Iraq	4	3	1	0	7	2	75	25	0
Japan	2	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	100
Jordan	3	1	1	1	4	4	33.33	33.33	33.33
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Lebanon	3	3	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Malaysia	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	100	0
Mexico	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	100
Moldova	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Oman	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Palestine	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Peru	1	0	0	1	0	1	100	0	0
Portugal	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Qatar	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	2	1	50	50	0
Singapore	2	2	0	0	12	0	100	0	0
Sri Lanka	1	1	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Syria	2	2	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Thailand	2	1	1	0	4	1	50	50	0
Tunisia	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Turkmenistan	1	1	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	1	1	50	0	50
Uruguay	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	50	50
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	6	0	100	0	0
Wales	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Totals	58	35	13	10	120	54	60.34	22.41	17.24

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[1] "Korea Republic - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.

[2] "South Korea national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: South Korea". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

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