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Korea Republic (KOR)

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Founded	1945
Affiliated	1948
WC participations	6 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
WC honours	Semi-finals (2002)
Continental Titles	Asian Cup twice (1956, 1960), Asian Games 3 times (1970 together with Burma, 1978 together with Korea DPR, 1986)
Facts Korea Republic are Asia's most successful team in the FIFA World Cup™. The team first qualified for the finals in 1954 at the first attempt. They have competed at every tournament since 1986. Their first participation ended with heavy defeats to Hungary and Turkey. 32 years later, they returned to football's biggest stage and made an instant impact, losing only narrowly against Italy. 1990 saw an early exit after three straight defeats. In 1994, Korea Republic managed a draw against Spain and lost narrowly to Germany. They faced an uphill struggle in 1998 after finding themselves in a difficult group. However, in 2002 they would enjoy their greatest success. After sensational victories over Italy and Spain, their dream was ended by a 1-0 semi-final defeat to Germany.

Players:

1 LEE Woon Jae (GK)
2 KIM Young Chul
3 KIM Dong Jin
4 CHOI Jin Cheul
5 KIM Nam Il
6 KIM Jin Kyu
7 PARK Ji Sung
8 KIM Do Heon
9 AHN Jung Hwan
10 PARK Chu Young
11 SEOL Ki Hyeon
12 LEE Young Pyo
13 LEE Eul Yong
14 LEE Chun Soo
15 BAEK Ji Hoon
16 CHUNG Kyung Ho
17 LEE Ho
18 KIM Sang Sik
19 CHO Jae Jin
20 KIM Yong Dae (GK)
21 KIM Young Kwang (GK)
22 SONG Chong Gug
23 CHO Won Hee

General Information

FIFA Trigramme: KOR
Country: Republic of Korea
Country (official name): Daehanminguk
Continent: Asia
Capital: Seoul
Major cities: Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan
Currency: Won
Official languages: Korean
Motto: Dynamic Korea

Population (in millions): 48.29
GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 19,400
Density (inhabitants per km2): 490.34
Average age (in years): 33.2
Life expectancy at birth (in years): 75.36

Internet code: .kr
Number of internet users: 25.6 million (2002)



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