South Korea put up a great performance at the 2002 World Cup on home soil but they may struggle to match that over ten years on in Brazil. Those who take the South Korea World Cup odds will need plenty of luck.
South Korea have more class players than they are given credit for but they still have a tough task if they are to match their efforts of 2002 and their World Cup odds look right.
The best World Cup bets on South Korea at the most recent World Cup were:
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Eliminated in Second Round |
| 2006 | Eliminated at Group Stage |
| 2002 | Fourth Place. Eliminated by Germany in Semi Final |
| 1998 | Eliminated at Group Stage |
| 1994 | Eliminated at Group Stage |
| 1990 | Eliminated at Group Stage |
South Korea take part in the Asian qualification process, where there are four or five places at the World Cup 2014 up for grabs, depending on how the result of the World Cup playoff goes.
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
The South Korea World Cup squad which was eliminated in the second round of the latest World Cup is below:
| Goalkeepers | Kim Young-Kwang (Ulsan), Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon), Jung Sung-Ryong (Seongnam) |
| Defenders | Kim Dong-Jin (Ulsan), Kim Hyung-Il (Pohang), Oh Beom-Seok (Ulsan), Lee Young-Pyo (Al Hilal), Lee Jung-Soo (Kashima Antlers), Cha Du-Ri (SC Freiburg), Cho Yong-Hyung (Jeju), Kang Min-Soo (Suwon) |
| Midfielders | Ki Sung-Yong (Celtic), Kim Bo-Kyung (Oita), Kim Nam-Il (Tom Tomsk), Kim Jae-Sung (Pohang), Kim Jung-Woo (Gwangju), Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton), Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United) |
| Forwards | Park Chu-Young (ASMonaco), Ahn Jung-Hwan (DalianShide), Lee Seung-Ryul (Seoul), Yeom Ki-Hun (Suwon), Lee Dong-Guk (Jeonbuk) |