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4 unusual facts about South Korea national football team


Haeundae District

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup match between South Korea and Togo more than 50,000 spectators filled the beach to cheer for the Korean team on a giant projector screen.

Pro Evolution Soccer 5

It was also the first release in the series to include fully licensed national teams - Japan and South Korea.

Ryszard Wójcik

He refereed one match - a group match between the Netherlands and South Korea which the Dutch won 5-0.

Seo Moon-tak

In 2002, she participated in the Red Devils Cheer, a Korean football team support album for the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.


Cheonan Stadium

On 15 October 2013, the South Korea national football team used the stadium for the first time in the friendly match against Mali, which ended in a 3-1 victory for Korea.

Damiano Tommasi

In the match against South Korea, he came close to scoring twice: first when Roma team mate Francesco Totti played him in only to have his shot blocked by Lee Woon-Jae; during extra time, Ecuadorian referee Byron Moreno disallowed him a goal due to a controversial offside.

José Juan Vázquez

Vázquez received his first international call up for the Mexican national football team on January 23, 2014, under coach Miguel Herrera for a friendly match against South Korea held in the United States in preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Kim Yong-Dae

Despite not playing for South Korea since 2008, he is considered one of South Korea's best goalkeepers even to the point where he has been nicknamed by fans as "Yong Der Sar" in reference to former Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United and the Netherlands.


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