Squad called up for the World Cup 2026 (9)
Korea Republic players called up for the World Cup 2026, sorted by position and shirt number.
🧤 Goalkeepers (2)
🛡️ Defenders (2)
⚙️ Midfielders (4)
⚽
87
🕐
33a
👟
43
📅
504j
⚽
44
🕐
29a
👟
24
📅
363j
⚽
38
🕐
24a
👟
27
📅
303j
⚽
26
🕐
28a
👟
13
📅
289j
⚡ Forwards (1)
Top 11 scorers of Korea Republic
The 11 squad players with the most goals in their professional careers.
| # | Player | Goals | Assists | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son Heung-Min | 279 | 93 | 787 |
| 2 | Lee Jae-Sung | 87 | 43 | 504 |
| 3 | Hwang In-Beom | 44 | 24 | 363 |
| 4 | Lee Kang-In | 38 | 27 | 303 |
| 5 | Paik Seung-Ho | 26 | 13 | 289 |
| 6 | Kim Min-Jae | 14 | 5 | 367 |
| 7 | Kim Moon-Hwan | 10 | 7 | 250 |
| 8 | Kim Seung-Gyu | 0 | 0 | 565 |
| 9 | Jo Hyeon-Woo | 0 | 0 | 465 |
Aggregate stats
Metrics for the full Korea Republic squad.
9Players
30,6Avg age
0Avg height (cm)
498Total goals
212Assists
3.893Matches
📜 World Cup history
Historical statistics of Korea Republic at World Cups and throughout its international history (since 1872).
11
World Cups played
38
World Cup matches
7·10·21
W·D·L at World Cup
39 – 78
World Cup goals
Appearances
1954
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
Top 5 all-time scorers
- 1° Son Heung-min 35 goals · 3 at World Cups
- 2° Lee Dong-gook 18 goals · 0 at World Cups
- 3° Hwang Sun-hong 17 goals · 2 at World Cups
- 4° Park Chu-young 13 goals · 1 at World Cups
- 5° Choi Soon-ho 12 goals · 1 at World Cups
All-time records
🚀 Biggest win
16-0 vs Nepal (2003, AFC Asian Cup qualification)
😱 Worst defeat
0-9 vs Hungary (1954, FIFA World Cup)
📅 Track record
1007 matches (538W-252D-217L)
since 1949
Historical: dataset martj42/international_results
Live data via API-Football