2006 South Korea national football team season

In 2006 the South Korea national football team had twentythree matches played. Six of these were final matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and six were qualification matches of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and two matches were 2006 Carlsberg Cup and the rest were friendlies.

Record

Goal scorers

vs United Arab Emirates

Friendly Match

vs Greece

LG Cup Four Nations Tournament

vs Finland

LG Cup Four Nations Tournament

vs Croatia

2006 Carlsberg Cup — Semifinal

{{ football line-up | homenat = KOR | hometeam = South Korea (4–3–3) | home1pos = GK| home1no = 1| home1player = Lee Woon-Jae | home2pos = DF| home2no = 23| home2player = Cho Won-Hee | home3pos = DF| home3no = 4| home3player = Choi Jin-Cheul | home4pos = DF| home4no = 13| home4player = Kim Sang-Sik | home5pos = DF| home5no = 3| home5player = Kim Dong-Jin | home6pos = MF| home6no = 17| home6player = Lee Ho | home7pos = MF| home7no = 15| home7player = Kim Jung-Woo | home8pos = MF| home8no = 21| home8player = Baek Ji-Hoon | home9pos = FW| home9no = 16| home9player = Chung Kyung-Ho | home10pos = FW| home10no = 19| home10player = Lee Dong-Gook | home11pos = FW| home11no = 14| home11player = Lee Chun-Soo | home12pos = DF| home12no = 2| home12player = Yoo Kyoung-Youl | home13pos = DF| home13no = 5| home13player = Kim Young-Chul | home14pos = MF| home14no = 8| home14player = Kim Do-Heon | home15pos = FW| home15no = 9| home15player = Cho Jae-Jin | home16pos = FW| home16no = 10| home16player = Park Chu-Young | home17pos = DF| home17no = 11| home17player = Jang Hak-Young | home18pos = GK| home18no = 31| home18player = Kim Young-Kwang | homemannat = NED| homeman = [...] Advocaat | image = | awaynat = CRO | awayteam = Croatia (3–4–3) | away1pos = GK| away1no = 1| away1player = Joey Didulica | away2pos = DF| away2no = 4| away2player = Vedran Ješe | away3pos = DF| away3no = 5| away3player = Mario Tokić | away4pos = DF| away4no = 6| away4player = Mato Neretljak | away5pos = MF| away5no = 8| away5player = Josip Balatinac | away6pos = MF| away6no = 10| away6player = Davor Vugrinec | away7pos = MF| away7no = 16| away7player = Jerko Leko | away8pos = MF| away8no = 19| away8player = Niko Kranjčar | away9pos = FW| away9no = 9| away9player = Eduardo da Silva | away10pos = FW| away10no = 14| away10player = Ivan Bošnjak | away11pos = FW| away11no = 15| away11player = Leon Benko | away12pos = MF| away12no = 2| away12player = Neven Vukman | away13pos = DF| away13no = 3| away13player = Mladen Bartulović | away14pos = MF| away14no = 7| away14player = Srebrenko Posavec | away15pos = FW| away15no = 11| away15player = Mladen Petrić | away16pos = DF| away16no = 13| away16player = Dario Knežević | away17pos = MF| away17no = 17| away17player = Siniša Linić | away18pos = MF| away18no = 18| away18player = Nikola Šafarić | awaymannat = CRO| awayman = Zlatko Kranjčar | wikinewsart = | momnat = | manofthematch = | oficial = | fmomnat = | fansmanofthematch = | assref1nat = | assref1 = | assref2nat = | assref2 = | 4refnat = | 4ref = | 5refnat = | 5ref = }}

vs Denmark

2006 Carlsberg Cup — Final

{{ football line-up | homenat = KOR | hometeam = South Korea (4–3–3) | home1pos = GK| home1no = 1| home1player = Lee Woon-Jae | home2pos = DF| home2no = 23| home2player = Cho Won-Hee | home3pos = DF| home3no = 4| home3player = Choi Jin-Cheul | home4pos = DF| home4no = 2| home4player = Yoo Kyoung-Youl | home5pos = DF| home5no = 3| home5player = Kim Dong-Jin | home6pos = MF| home6no = 7| home6player = Kim Nam-Il | home7pos = MF| home7no = 8| home7player = Kim Do-Heon | home8pos = MF| home8no = 21| home8player = Baek Ji-Hoon | home9pos = FW| home9no = 16| home9player = Chung Kyung-Ho | home10pos = FW| home10no = 9| home10player = Cho Jae-Jin | home11pos = FW| home11no = 10| home11player = Park Chu-Young | home13pos = DF| home13no = 5| home13player = Kim Young-Chul | home14pos = MF| home14no = 11| home14player = Jang Hak-Young | home12pos = DF| home12no = 13| home12player = Kim Sang-Sik | home15pos = FW| home15no = 14| home15player = Lee Chun-Soo | home17pos = DF| home17no = 18| home17player = Choi Tae-Uk | home16pos = FW| home16no = 20| home16player = Lee Dong-Gook | home18pos = GK| home18no = 31| home18player = Kim Young-Kwang | homemannat = NED| homeman = [...] Advocaat | image = | awaynat = DEN | awayteam = Denmark (4–4–2) | away1pos = GK| away1no = 16| away1player = Jesper Christiansen | away2pos = DF| away2no = 6| away2player = Michael Gravgaard | away3pos = DF| away3no = 7| away3player = Lars Jacobsen | away4pos = DF| away4no = 8| away4player = Allan K. Jepsen | away5pos = DF| away5no = 18| away5player = Bo Svensson | away6pos = MF| away6no = 2| away6player = Thomas Augustinussen | away7pos = MF| away7no = 5| away7player = Anders Due | away8pos = MF| away8no = 12| away8player = Nicolai Stokholm | away9pos = MF| away9no = 15| away9player = Michael Silberbauer | away10pos = FW| away10no = 13| away10player = Jesper Bech | away11pos = FW| away11no = 17| away11player = Dennis Sørensen | away12pos = FW| away12no = 3| away12player = Søren Berg | away13pos = MF| away13no = 4| away13player = Martin Borre | away14pos = FW| away14no = 9| away14player = Steffen Højer | away15pos = DF| away15no = 10| away15player = Kristian Bak Nielsen | away16pos = MF| away16no = 11| away16player = Jerry Lucena | away17pos = MF| away17no = 14| away17player = Martin Retov | away18pos = DF| away18no = 19| away18player = Chris Sørensen | awaymannat = DEN| awayman = Morten Olsen | wikinewsart = | momnat = | manofthematch = | oficial = | fmomnat = | fansmanofthematch = | assref1nat = | assref1 = | assref2nat = | assref2 = | 4refnat = | 4ref = | 5refnat = | 5ref = }}

vs Los Angeles Galaxy

Friendly Match

{{ football line-up | homenat = USA | hometeam = (4–4–2) | home1pos = GK| home1nat = USA| home1no = 1| home1player = Steve Cronin | home2pos = DF| home2nat = USA| home2no = 12| home2player = Troy Roberts | home3pos = DF| home3nat = JAM| home3no = 14| home3player = Tyrone Marshall | home4pos = DF| home4nat = USA| home4no = 15| home4player = Ugo Ihemelu | home5pos = DF| home5nat = USA| home5no = 24| home5player = Nathan Sturgis | home6pos = MF| home6nat = USA| home6no = 9| home6player = Guillermo Gonzalez | home7pos = MF| home7nat = USA| home7no = 11| home7player = Ned Grabavoy | home8pos = MF| home8nat = USA| home8no = 13| home8player = Cobi Jones | home9pos = MF| home9nat = BRA| home9no = 28| home9player = Paulo Nagamura | home10pos = FW| home10nat = USA| home10no = 16| home10player = Herculez Gomez | home11pos = FW| home11nat = USA| home11no = 21| home11player = Alan Gordon | home12pos = DF| home12nat = USA| home12no = 3| home12player = Benjamin Benditson | home14pos = MF| home14nat = USA| home14no = 6| home14player = Josh Gardner | home15pos = MF| home15nat = USA| home15no = 19| home15player = Michael Enfield | home13pos = DF| home13nat = USA| home13no = 25| home13player = Marc Burch | home16pos = MF| home16nat = BRA| home16no = 99| home16player = Marcelo Saragosa | homemannat = USA| homeman = Steve Sampson | image = | awaynat = KOR | awayteam = South Korea (4–3–3) | away1pos = GK| away1no = 1| away1player = Lee Woon-Jae | away2pos = DF| away2no = 23| away2player = Cho Won-Hee | away3pos = DF| away3no = 4| away3player = Choi Jin-Cheul | away4pos = DF| away4no = | away4player = Kim Jin-Kyu | away5pos = DF| away5no = | away5player = Kim Dong-Jin | away6pos = MF| away6no = 7| away6player = Kim Nam-Il | away7pos = MF| away7no = 9| away7player = Kim Do-Heon | away8pos = MF| away8no = | away8player = Lee Ho | away9pos = FW| away9no = 10| away9player = Park Chu-Young | away10pos = FW| away10no = 11| away10player = Lee Chun-Soo | away11pos = FW| away11no = 20| away11player = Lee Dong-Gook | away12pos = GK| away12no = | away12player = Cho Jun-Ho | away13pos = MF| away13no = | away13player = Baek Ji-Hoon | away14pos = MF| away14no = | away14player = Kim Sang-Sik | away15pos = FW| away15no = | away15player = Chung Kyung-Ho | awaymannat = NED| awayman = [...] Advocaat | wikinewsart = | momnat = | manofthematch = | oficial = | fmomnat = | fansmanofthematch = | assref1nat = | assref1 = | assref2nat = | assref2 = | 4refnat = | 4ref = | 5refnat = | 5ref = }}

vs Costa Rica

Friendly Match

vs Mexico

Friendly Match

vs Syria

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Second Round

vs Angola

Friendly Match

vs Senegal

Friendly Match

vs Bosnia-Herzegovina

Friendly Match

vs Norway

Friendly Match

vs Ghana

Friendly Match

vs Togo

2006 FIFA World Cup — Group G

{{ football line-up | homenat = KOR | hometeam = South Korea (3–4–3) | home1pos = GK| home1no = 1| home1player = Lee Woon-Jae | home2pos = CB| home2no = 2| home2player = Kim Young-Chul | home3pos = CB| home3no = 4| home3player = Choi Jin-Cheul | home4pos = CB| home4no = 6| home4player = Kim Jin-Kyu | home5pos = RM| home5no = 22| home5player = Song Chong-Gug | home6pos = CM| home6no = 17| home6player = Lee Ho | home7pos = CM| home7no = 13| home7player = Lee Eul-Yong | home8pos = LM| home8no = 12| home8player = Lee Young-Pyo | home9pos = RF| home9no = 14| home9player = Lee Chun-Soo | home10pos = CF| home10no = 19| home10player = Cho Jae-Jin | home11pos = LF| home11no = 7| home11player = Park Ji-Sung | home12pos = DF| home12no = 3| home12player = Kim Dong-Jin | home13pos = MF| home13no = 5| home13player = Kim Nam-Il | home14pos = MF| home14no = 8| home14player = Kim Do-Heon | home15pos = FW| home15no = 9| home15player = Ahn Jung-Hwan | home16pos = FW| home16no = 10| home16player = Park Chu-Young | home17pos = FW| home17no = 11| home17player = Seol Ki-Hyeon | home18pos = MF| home18no = 15| home18player = Baek Ji-Hoon | home19pos = MF| home19no = 16| home19player = Chung Kyung-Ho | home20pos = MF| home20no = 18| home20player = Kim Sang-Sik | home21pos = GK| home21no = 20| home21player = Kim Yong-Dae | home22pos = GK| home22no = 21| home22player = Kim Young-Kwang | home23pos = MF| home23no = 23| home23player = Cho Won-Hee | homemannat = NED| homeman = [...] Advocaat | image = SouthKorea-Togo line-up.svg | awaynat = TOG | awayteam = Togo (4–4–2) | away1pos = GK| away1no = 16| away1player = Kossi Agassa | away2pos = RB| away2no = 5| away2player = Massamasso Tchangai | away3pos = CB| away3no = 3| away3player = Jean-Paul Abalo | away4pos = CB| away4no = 2| away4player = Daré Nibombé | away5pos = LB| away5no = 19| away5player = Ludovic Assemoassa | away6pos = RM| away6no = 18| away6player = Yao Junior Sènaya | away7pos = CM| away7no = 15| away7player = Alaixys Romao | away8pos = LM| away8no = 7| away8player = Moustapha Salifou | away9pos = AM| away9no = 10| away9player = Mamam Cherif Touré | away10pos = CF| away10no = 17| away10player = Mohamed Kader | away11pos = CF| away11no = 4| away11player = Emmanuel Adebayor | away12pos = GK| away12no = 1| away12player = Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou | away13pos = MF| away13no = 6| away13player = Yao Aziawonou | away14pos = MF| away14no = 8| away14player = Kuami Agboh | away15pos = MF| away15no = 9| away15player = Thomas Dossevi | away16pos = FW| away16no = 11| away16player = Robert Malm | away17pos = DF| away17no = 12| away17player = Éric Akoto | away18pos = FW| away18no = 13| away18player = Richmond Forson | away19pos = MF| away19no = 14| away19player = Adékambi Olufadé | away20pos = DF| away20no = 20| away20player = Affo Erassa | away21pos = MF| away21no = 21| away21player = Franck Atsou | away22pos = GK| away22no = 22| away22player = Kodjovi Obilale | away23pos = DF| away23no = 23| away23player = Assimiou Touré | awaymannat = GER| awayman = Otto Pfister | wikinewsart = Korea Republic win 2-1 against Togo in Group G | momnat = KOR| manofthematch = Ahn Jung-Hwan | oficial = | fmomnat = | fansmanofthematch = | assref1nat = ENG | assref1 = Philip Sharp | assref2nat = ENG | assref2 = Glen Turner | 4refnat = RSA | 4ref = Jerome Damon | 5refnat = GHA | 5ref = Justice Yeboah }}

vs France

2006 FIFA World Cup — Group G

{{ football line-up | homenat = FRA | hometeam = France (4–2–3–1) | home1pos = GK| home1no = 16| home1player = Fabien Barthez | home2pos = RB| home2no = 19| home2player = Willy Sagnol | home3pos = CB| home3no = 15| home3player = Lilian Thuram | home4pos = CB| home4no = 5| home4player = William Gallas | home5pos = LB| home5no = 3| home5player = Éric Abidal | home6pos = DM| home6no = 4| home6player = Patrick Vieira | home7pos = DM| home7no = 6| home7player = Claude Makelele | home8pos = RW| home8no = 7| home8player = Florent Malouda | home9pos = AM| home9no = 10| home9player = Zinedine Zidane | home10pos = LW| home10no = 11| home10player = Sylvain Wiltord | home11pos = CF| home11no = 12| home11player = Thierry Henry | home12pos = GK| home12no = 1| home12player = Mickaël Landreau | home13pos = DF| home13no = 2| home13player = Jean-Alain Boumsong | home14pos = MF| home14no = 8| home14player = Vikash Dhorasoo | home15pos = FW| home15no = 9| home15player = Sidney Govou | home16pos = DF| home16no = 13| home16player = Mikaël Silvestre | home17pos = FW| home17no = 14| home17player = Louis Saha | home18pos = DF| home18no = 17| home18player = Gaël Givet | home19pos = MF| home19no = 18| home19player = Alou Diarra | home20pos = FW| home20no = 20| home20player = David Trezeguet | home21pos = DF| home21no = 21| home21player = Pascal Chimbonda | home22pos = MF| home22no = 22| home22player = Franck Ribéry | home23pos = GK| home23no = 23| home23player = Grégory Coupet | homemannat = FRA| homeman = Raymond Domenech | image = France-SouthKorea line-up.svg | awaynat = KOR | awayteam = South Korea (4–3–3) | away1pos = GK| away1no = 1| away1player = Lee Woon-Jae | away2pos = RB| away2no = 12| away2player = Lee Young-Pyo | away3pos = CB| away3no = 4| away3player = Choi Jin-Cheul | away4pos = CB| away4no = 2| away4player = Kim Young-Chul | away5pos = LB| away5no = 3| away5player = Kim Dong-Jin | away6pos = RM| away6no = 5| away6player = Kim Nam-Il | away7pos = CM| away7no = 13| away7player = Lee Eul-Yong | away8pos = LM| away8no = 17| away8player = Lee Ho | away9pos = AM| away9no = 14| away9player = Lee Chun-Soo | away10pos = AM| away10no = 7| away10player = Park Ji-Sung | away11pos = CF| away11no = 19| away11player = Cho Jae-Jin | away12pos = DF| away12no = 6| away12player = Kim Jin-Kyu | away13pos = MF| away13no = 8| away13player = Kim Do-Heon | away14pos = MF| away14no = 9| away14player = Ahn Jung-Hwan | away15pos = FW| away15no = 10| away15player = Park Chu-Young | away16pos = FW| away16no = 11| away16player = Seol Ki-Hyeon | away17pos = FW| away17no = 15| away17player = Baek Ji-Hoon | away18pos = MF| away18no = 16| away18player = Chung Kyung-Ho | away19pos = MF| away19no = 18| away19player = Kim Sang-Sik | away20pos = GK| away20no = 20| away20player = Kim Yong-Dae | away21pos = GK| away21no = 21| away21player = Kim Young-Kwang | away22pos = RB| away22no = 22| away22player = Song Chong-Gug | away23pos = MF| away23no = 23| away23player = Cho Won-Hee | awaymannat = NED| awayman = [...] Advocaat | wikinewsart = France held to 1-1 draw with Korea Republic in Group G | momnat = KOR| manofthematch = Park Ji-Sung | oficial = | fmomnat = | fansmanofthematch = | assref1nat = MEX | assref1 = José Ramírez | assref2nat = CAN | assref2 = Héctor Vergara | 4refnat = EGY | 4ref = Essam Abd El Fatah | 5refnat = SEN | 5ref = Mamadou Ndoye }}

vs Switzerland

2006 FIFA World Cup — Group G

{{ football line-up | homenat = SUI | hometeam = Switzerland (4–4–1–1) | home1pos = GK| home1no = 1| home1player = Pascal Zuberbühler | home2pos = RB| home2no = 23| home2player = Philipp Degen | home3pos = CB| home3no = 20| home3player = Patrick Müller | home4pos = CB| home4no = 4| home4player = Philippe Senderos | home5pos = LB| home5no = 17| home5player = Christoph Spycher | home6pos = DM| home6no = 6| home6player = Johann Vogel | home7pos = RM| home7no = 16| home7player = Tranquillo Barnetta | home8pos = LM| home8no = 8| home8player = Raphaël Wicky | home9pos = AM| home9no = 7| home9player = Ricardo Cabanas | home10pos = SS| home10no = 22| home10player = Hakan Yakın | home11pos = CF| home11no = 9| home11player = Alexander Frei | home12pos = DF| home12no = 2| home12player = Johan Djourou | home13pos = DF| home13no = 3| home13player = Ludovic Magnin | home14pos = MF| home14no = 5| home14player = Xavier Margairaz | home15pos = MF| home15no = 10| home15player = Daniel Gygax | home16pos = FW| home16no = 11| home16player = Marco Streller | home17pos = GK| home17no = 12| home17player = Diego Benaglio | home18pos = DF| home18no = 13| home18player = Stéphane Grichting | home19pos = MF| home19no = 14| home19player = David Degen | home20pos = MF| home20no = 15| home20player = Blerim Džemaili | home21pos = FW| home21no = 18| home21player = Mauro Lustrinelli | home22pos = MF| home22no = 19| home22player = Valon Behrami | home23pos = GK| home23no = 21| home23player = Fabio Coltorti | homemannat = SUI| homeman = Köbi Kuhn | image = Switzerland-SouthKorea line-up.svg | awaynat = KOR | awayteam = South Korea (4–3–3) | away1pos = GK| away1no = 1| away1player = Lee Woon-Jae | away2pos = RB| away2no = 12| away2player = Lee Young-Pyo | away3pos = CB| away3no = 4| away3player = Choi Jin-Cheul | away4pos = CB| away4no = 6| away4player = Kim Jin-Kyu | away5pos = LB| away5no = 3| away5player = Kim Dong-Jin | away6pos = RM| away6no = 17| away6player = Lee Ho | away7pos = CM| away7no = 5| away7player = Kim Nam-Il | away8pos = LM| away8no = 10| away8player = Park Chu-Young | away9pos = AM| away9no = 14| away9player = Lee Chun-Soo | away10pos = AM| away10no = 7| away10player = Park Ji-Sung | away11pos = CF| away11no = 19| away11player = Cho Jae-Jin | away12pos = DF| away12no = 2| away12player = Kim Young-Chul | away13pos = MF| away13no = 8| away13player = Kim Do-Heon | away14pos = MF| away14no = 9| away14player = Ahn Jung-Hwan | away15pos = FW| away15no = 11| away15player = Seol Ki-Hyeon | away16pos = FW| away16no = 13| away16player = Lee Eul-Yong | away17pos = FW| away17no = 15| away17player = Baek Ji-Hoon | away18pos = MF| away18no = 16| away18player = Chung Kyung-Ho | away19pos = MF| away19no = 18| away19player = Kim Sang-Sik | away20pos = MF| away20no = 20| away20player = Kim Yong-Dae | away21pos = GK| away21no = 21| away21player = Kim Young-Kwang | away22pos = GK| away22no = 22| away22player = Song Chong-Gug | away23pos = MF| away23no = 23| away23player = Cho Won-Hee | awaymannat = NED| awayman = [...] Advocaat | wikinewsart = Switzerland shut door on Korea Republic 2-0 in Group G | momnat = SUI| manofthematch = Alexander Frei | oficial = | fmomnat = | fansmanofthematch = | assref1nat = ARG | assref1 = Dario García | assref2nat = ARG | assref2 = Rodolfo Otero | 4refnat = EGY | 4ref = Essam Abd El Fatah | 5refnat = MLI | 5ref = Dramane Danté }}

vs Chinese Taipei

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Second Round

vs Iran

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Second Round

vs Chinese Taipei (2)

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Second Round

vs Ghana (2)

Friendly Match

vs Syria (2)

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Second Round

vs Iran (2)

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Second Round