Team profile: South Korea
The lack of a world class striker and a partisan home crowd makes the South Korean task of repeating their last World Cup effort a tough one. A generous draw should help matters, but they still may find the going tough.
Published On 4 Jun 2006
FIFA Ranking: 29
Coach: Dick Advocaat
Key players: Park Ji-Sung, Lee Young-Pyo, Ahn Jung-Hwan
World Cup record: Seventh appearance
Best finish: Semi-finals 2002
Qualifying route: Second in Asian Group A
Key question: Another Dutch coach, another charge towards the final?
Squad:
| Goalkeepers | # |
| Lee Woon-Jae | 1 |
| Kim Yong-Dae | 20 |
| Kim Young-Kwang | 21 |
| Defenders | |
| Kim Young-Chul | 2 |
| Kim Dong-Jin | 3 |
| Choi Jin-Cheul | 4 |
| Kim Jin-Kyu | 6 |
| Lee Young-Pyo | 12 |
| Kim Sang-Sik | 18 |
| Song Chong-Gug | 22 |
| Cho Won-Hee | 23 |
| Midfielders | |
| Kim Nam-Il | 5 |
| Park Ji-Sung | 7 |
| Kim Do-Heon | 8 |
| Lee Eul-Yong | 13 |
| Baek Ji-Hoon | 15 |
| Lee Ho | 17 |
| Forwards | |
| Ahn Jung-Hwan | 9 |
| Park Chu-Young | 10 |
| Seol Ki-Hyeon | 11 |
| Lee Chun-Soo | 14 |
| Chung Kyung-Ho | 16 |
| Cho Jae-Jin | 19 |
Group matches:
v Togo, 13:00 GMT, Tuesday 13th June – Frankfurt
v France, 19:00 GMT, Sunday 18th June – Leipzig
v Switzerland, 19:00 GMT, Friday 23rd June – Hanover