Korea Republic (Group G)

Team founded: 1945 (affiliated 1948)

World Cup Participations: six (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)

World Cup Honors: semi-finals (2002)

Titles: two-time Asian Cup winners (1956, 1960), Asian Games 3 times (1970 together with Burma; 1978 together with Korea DPR;1986)

Coach: Dick Advoccat (nationality: Dutch)

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The Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon Bluewings)
Kim Yong-Dae (Seongnam Ilwha)
Kim Young-Kwang (Chunnam Dragons)
Defenders:
Lee Young-Pyo (Tottenham Hotspur)
Kim Dong-Jin (FC Seoul)
Cho Won-Hee (Suwon Bluewings)
Song Chong-Gug (Suwon Bluewings)
Choi Jin-Cheul (Chonbuk Motors)
Kim Jin-Kyu (Jubilo Iwata)
Kim Young-Chul (Seongnam Ilwha)
Midfielders:
Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United)
Kim Do-Heon (Seongnam Ilwha)
Kim Sang-Shik (Seongnam Ilwha)
Kim Nam-Il (Suwon Bluewings)
Lee Eul-Yong (Trabzonspor)
Lee Ho (Ulsan Tigers)
Baek Ji-Hoon (FC Seoul)
Strikers: Ahn Jung-Hwan (MSV Duisburg)
Cho Jae-Jin (Shimizu S-Pulse)
Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul)
Seol Ki-Hyeon (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan Tigers)
Chung Kyung-Ho (Gwangju Sangmu)

Ranking: 30

Qualifiers: Battled to get into second place in their group, behind Saudi Arabia.

Schedule:
June 13 v Togo (Frankfurt) W 2-1
June 18 v France (Leipzig) T 1-1
June 23 v Switzerland (Hanover)

The Odds: At home in 2002, Korea, inspired by its huge fan organization, known as the Red Devils, were giant killers; in Germany, thanks to their depth of experience, they could shock Switzerland (and even France), and should crush Togo to advance to round two, but repeating their semi-final finish of 2002 would stun.