South Korea National Football Team
The Korea Republic national football team, nicknamed King of Asia represents the Korea Republic (South Korea) in international football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association. The Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments, which is the most appearances for an Asian country. The Korea Republic became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages, at the 2002 tournament, and also won the first two editions of the AFC Asian Cup.
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