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Appearances
1954
First appearance
Kit colours
Red / White / Blue
South Korea national football team
26 players called up for World Cup 2026.
Kim Seunggyu
Song Bumkeun
Jo Hyeonwoo
Lee Hanbeom
Kim Minjae
Kim Taehyeon
Lee Taeseok
Cho Wije
Kim Moonhwan
Park Jinseob
Seol Youngwoo
Castrop Jens
Lee Gihyuk
Hwang Inbeom
Paik Seungho
Lee Jaesung
Hwang Heechan
Bae Junho
Lee Kangin
Yang Hyunjun
Kim Jingyu
Eom Jisung
Lee Donggyeong
Son Heungmin
Cho Guesung
Oh Hyeongyu
Announced: 2026-06-22
Sources: FIFA
South Korea arrive at World Cup 2026 in Group A, representing AFC.
Hong Myungbo leads the tactical plan, with the group phase defining whether KOR can build momentum into the knockout rounds.
Group rivals include Czech Republic, Mexico, South Africa. Every result can shift the path to the round of 32.
South Korea national football team
The South Korea national football team represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association, a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in eleven consecutive and twelve overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also has won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games. The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils.
See South Korea fixtures and simulate their possible path to the final.
A practical way to separate obvious contenders from teams whose bracket path can become dangerous in the expanded 48-team format.
A clear overview of how national teams reach the expanded 48-team World Cup and why qualification differs by confederation.
An explanation of group-stage ranking logic, football tiebreakers, and why goal difference can decide an entire tournament path.
How group rankings become knockout slots, why paths shift, and how the simulator advances teams round by round.