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FIFA Ranking
1
Finals
2018
Last World Cup
2002 (4th)
Best Performance
Korea Republic experienced few issues in qualifying, and though they ended up in second spot behind Iran in Group A, they qualified for their 10th straight World Cup finals with 3 games to spare. Since their incredible semi final appearance back in 2002 when they hosted the tournament, Korea have been knocked out in the group stages in three of the last four tournaments, including last time out in Russia. But their final match of the group stages will go down in history after they defeated defending champions Germany by two stoppage time goals to nil – Mexican fans were celebrating the result in front of the Korean embassy back home as the result allowed Mexico to progress to the next round of the tournament.
Player to Watch
Fresh from winning the English Premier League Golden Boot award last season, Son is in the form of his life, and all eyes will be on the 30 year old as he looks to emulate his club form for his country. Son is the superstar of the team, and was also top scorer in qualifying with 7 goals from 13 games and is on the verge of becoming the nations third highest ever goalscorer with just 4 more goals for his nation.
Squad List