| Germany 2006: |
| KOREA REPUBLIC |
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| KEY FACTS |
| World Ranking |
| 26th |
| KOREA REPUBLIC NEWS |
| Despite a bumpy road, Korea have managed to hitch a ride to Germany. Expecting to win all six of their stage two matches, Korea were held by the Maldives (0-0) and Lebanon(1-1) but still saw their way to the top of the table. Two losses to Saudi Arabia were the only of their campaign while Uzbekistan also managed to take a point at home to Korea. However steadily gaining points allowed them to secure passage to their sixth successive world cup. Korea set their campaign around the scoring abilities of Lee Dong Gook who was clearly top scorer with six goals. |
| Qualifying Group Position |
| 1st |
| Round 2 |
| 2nd |
| Round 3 |
| Top Scorers |
| 5 Goals |
| QUALIFYING |
| 2-0 |
| Lebanon |
| Dft |
| 18-Feb-04 |
| 0-0 |
| Maldives |
| Drew |
| 31-Mar-04 |
| 2-0 |
| Vietnam |
| Dft |
| 09-Jun-04 |
| 2-1 |
| Vietnam |
| Dft |
| 08-Sep-04 |
| 1-1 |
| Lebanon |
| Drew |
| 13-Oct-04 |
| 2-0 |
| Maldives |
| Dft |
| 17-Nov-04 |
| 2-0 |
| Kuwait |
| Dft |
| 09-Feb-05 |
| 0-2 |
| Lost To |
| 25-Mar-05 |
| 2-1 |
| Uzbekistan |
| Dft |
| 30-Mar-05 |
| 1-1 |
| Uzbekistan |
| Drew |
| 03-Jun-05 |
| 4-0 |
| Kuwait |
| Dft |
| 08-Jun-05 |
| 0-1 |
| Lost To |
| 17-Aug-05 |
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| Lee Dong Gook |
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| KOREA REPUBLIC'S WORLD CUP HISTORY |
| Appearances (Champions in bold) |
| 1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| SQUAD (club in brackets) |
| Goalkeepers |
| Kim Yong-Dae (Seongnam Ilwha, Korea) |
| Kim Young-Chul (Chunnam Dragons, Korea) |
| Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon Bluewings, Korea) |
| Defenders |
| Cho Won-Hee (Suwon Bluewings, Korea) |
| Choi Jin-Cheul (Chonbuk Motors, Korea) |
| Kim Dong-Jin (FC Seoul, Korea) |
| Kim Jin-Kyu (Jubilo Iwata, Japan) |
| Kim Young-Chul (Seongnam Ilwha, Korea) |
| Lee Young-Pyo (Tottenham Hotspur, England) |
| Midfielders |
| Kim Do-Heon (Seongnam Ilwha, Korea) |
| Baek Ji-Hoon (FC Seoul, Korea) |
| Kim Sang-Shik (Seongnam Ilwha, Korea) |
| Kim Nam-Il (Suwon Bluewings, Korea) |
| Lee Ho (Ulsan Tigers, Korea) |
| Forwards |
| Ahn Jung-Hwan (MSV Duisburg, Germany) |
| Cho Jae-Jin (Shimizu S-Pulse, Japan) |
| Chung Kyung-Ho (Gwangju Sangmu, Korea) |
| Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan Tigers, Korea) |
| Song Chong-Gug (Suwon Bluewings, Korea) |
| Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United, England) |
| Lee Eul-Yong (Trabzonspor, Turkey) |
| Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul, Korea) |
| Seol Ki-Hyeon (Wolverhampton, England) |