South Korea at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
This article is a record of South Korea's results at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament, but nations from other confederations could enter the Gold Cup as invitees in select editions.
South Korea participated in the 2000 and 2002 tournament to prepare for the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted by them.[1][2][3] They and Qatar are the only Asian teams to ever participate in the North American continental championships. In seven matches, South Korea failed to win a single one in regular time, but won fourth place in 2002 after advancing to the knockout stage with only one point to their name and defeating Mexico on penalties in the quarter-finals. Two years prior, they were eliminated after the group stage per coin toss. Canada advanced instead and eventually won the 2000 edition.
Competitive record
[edit]CONCACAF Gold Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
2000 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
2002 | Fourth place | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Squad |
Total | Fourth place | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2/2 |
Head-to-head record
[edit]CONCACAF Gold Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | W | D | L | Pld | GF | GA |
Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Player records
[edit]Most appearances
[edit]Lee Young-pyo is the only player who was fielded in all seven of South Korea's Gold Cup matches. In 2002, Song Chong-gug was the only player to play through the entirety of Korea's fourth-place-run. In the same year, Kim Nam-il was voted into the tournament's Best XI, becoming the first and only Asian player to be honoured at a North American continental championship.
Rank | Player | Caps | Minutes | Competitions |
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1 | Lee Young-pyo | 7 | 588 | 2000, 2002 |
2 | Kim Tae-young | 6 | 570 | 2000, 2002 |
3 | Song Chong-gug | 5 | 480 | 2002 |
Lee Eul-yong | 5 | 370 | 2002 | |
5 | Kim Nam-il | 4 | 383 | 2002 |
Cha Du-ri | 4 | 372 | 2002 | |
Kim Byung-ji | 4 | 360 | 2000, 2002 | |
Choi Jin-cheul | 4 | 356 | 2002 | |
Yoo Sang-chul | 4 | 330 | 2000, 2002 | |
Kim Do-keun | 4 | 228 | 2002 | |
Lee Dong-gook | 4 | 220 | 2000, 2002 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Five players have scored one goal each at the tournaments. Three of them have been scored against Costa Rica.
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Competitions |
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1 | Lee Min-sung | 1 | 1 | 2000 |
Kim Do-hoon | 1 | 4 | 2002 | |
Choi Jin-cheul | 1 | 4 | 2002 | |
Lee Dong-gook | 1 | 4 | 2000, 2002 | |
Song Chong-gug | 1 | 5 | 2002 |
Details
[edit]2000 (United States)
[edit]15 February Group D | South Korea | 0–0 | Canada | Los Angeles |
17 February Group D | South Korea | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Los Angeles |
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Group D table | ||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2002 (United States)
[edit]19 January Group B | United States | 2–1 | South Korea | Los Angeles |
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23 January Group B | South Korea | 0–0 | Cuba | San Francisco |
Group B table | ||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 1 | |
3 | Cuba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 1 |
27 January Quarter-finals | South Korea | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Mexico | Los Angeles |
Penalties | ||||
30 January Semi-finals | South Korea | 1–3 | Costa Rica | Anaheim |
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2 February Third place match | South Korea | 1–2 | Canada | San Diego |
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See also
[edit]- History of the South Korea national football team
- South Korea at the FIFA World Cup
- South Korea at the AFC Asian Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Wiebe, Andrew. "Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer", MLSsoccer.com, 07 July 2015. Retrieved on 26 October 2018.
- ^ "About the CONCACAF Gold Cup", goldcup.org, 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ CONCACAF (official) "Playoff Match between USA and Mexico [..."], concacaf.com, 07 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.