South Korea national football team results (2020–present)

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	17	10	6	1	058.82
Total	59	35	14	10	059.32

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 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 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 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 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)

19 November 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Palestine	1–1	South Korea	Amman, Jordan
17:00 UTC+3	Qunbar 12'	Report	Son Heung-min 16'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 2,405 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Head-to-head record

As of 19 November 2024 after the match against Palestine.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Brazil	2	0	0	2	2	9	−7	000.00
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
China	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Colombia	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Egypt	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
El Salvador	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Ghana	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Iceland	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Iran	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	050.00
Iraq	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	075.00
Japan	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	000.00
Jordan	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	033.33
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Lebanon	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Malaysia	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Mexico	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Moldova	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Oman	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Palestine	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Peru	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Portugal	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Qatar	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Singapore	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12	100.00
Sri Lanka	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Syria	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Thailand	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	050.00
Tunisia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Turkmenistan	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Uruguay	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Wales	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total	59	35	14	10	121	55	+66	059.32

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