

Host nations with positive starts as Men’s World Cup opens
[SUN 14 JUN 2026]
| Coach: HONG Myung Bo [KOR] | |||||||
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| 17 | M | BAE Jun Ho | THU 21 AUG 2003 | Stoke City FC [ENG] | 13 | 2 | |
| 23 | D | Jens CASTROP | TUE 29 JUL 2003 | Borussia Mönchengladbach [GER] | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | F | CHO Gue Sung | SUN 25 JAN 1998 | FC Midtjylland [DEN] | 44 | 12 | |
| 14 | D | CHO Wi Je | SAT 25 AUG 2001 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC [KOR] | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | M | EOM Ji Sung | THU 09 MAY 2002 | Swansea City AFC [WAL] | 9 | 2 | |
| 11 | M | HWANG Hee Chan | FRI 26 JAN 1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC [ENG] | 79 | 17 | |
| 6 | M | HWANG In Beom | FRI 20 SEP 1996 | Feyenoord Rotterdam [NED] | 73 | 6 | |
| 21 | G | JO Hyeon Woo | WED 25 SEP 1991 | Ulsan HD [KOR] | 48 | 0 | |
| 24 | M | KIM Jin Gyu | MON 24 FEB 1997 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC [KOR] | 22 | 3 | |
| 4 | D | KIM Min Jae | FRI 15 NOV 1996 | FC Bayern München [GER] | 79 | 4 | |
| 15 | D | KIM Moon Hwan | TUE 01 AUG 1995 | Daejeon Hana Citizen FC [KOR] | 36 | 0 | |
| 1 | G | KIM Seung Gyu | SUN 30 SEP 1990 | FC Tokyo [JPN] | 86 | 0 | |
| 5 | D | KIM Tae Hyeon | SUN 17 SEP 2000 | Kashima Antlers [JPN] | 7 | 0 | |
| 26 | M | LEE Dong Gyeong | SAT 20 SEP 1997 | Ulsan HD [KOR] | 18 | 4 | |
| 3 | M | LEE Gi Hyuk | FRI 07 JUL 2000 | Gangwon FC [KOR] | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | D | LEE Han Beom | MON 17 JUN 2002 | FC Midtjylland [DEN] | 8 | 0 | |
| 10 | M | LEE Jae Sung | MON 10 AUG 1992 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 [GER] | 105 | 15 | |
| 19 | M | LEE Kang In | MON 19 FEB 2001 | Paris Saint-Germain [FRA] | 47 | 10 | |
| 13 | D | LEE Tae Seok | SUN 28 JUL 2002 | FK Austria Wien [AUT] | 15 | 1 | |
| 18 | F | OH Hyeon Gyu | THU 12 APR 2001 | Beşiktaş JK [TUR] | 27 | 6 | |
| 8 | M | PAIK Seung Ho | MON 17 MAR 1997 | Birmingham City FC [ENG] | 27 | 3 | |
| 16 | D | PARK Jin Seob | MON 23 OCT 1995 | Zhejiang FC [CHN] | 14 | 1 | |
| 22 | D | SEOL Young Woo | SAT 05 DEC 1998 | FK Crvena Zvezda [SRB] | 34 | 0 | |
| 7 | F | SON Heung Min | WED 08 JUL 1992 | Los Angeles FC [USA] | 144 | 56 | |
| 12 | G | SONG Bum Keun | WED 15 OCT 1997 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC [KOR] | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | M | YANG Hyun Jun | SAT 25 MAY 2002 | Celtic FC [SCO] | 9 | 0 | |
| Cap and goal totals accurate as of WED 10 JUN 2026 | |||||||
| GROUP A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
» | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | |||
| Korea Rep | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | |||
FRI 12 JUN 2026
Zapopan, Jal [MEX]
02:00 UTC
W
02–01
v Czechia
FRI 19 JUN 2026
Zapopan, Jal [MEX]
01:00 UTC
L
00–01
at Mexico
THU 25 JUN 2026
Guadalupe, NL [MEX]
01:00 UTC
–
at South Africa
| 2026 | Group phase | |||
| 2022 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2018 | Group phase | |||
| 2014 | Group phase | |||
| 2010 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2006 | Group phase | |||
| 4 | 2002 | Fourth | ||
| 1998 | Group phase | |||
| 1994 | Group phase | |||
| 1990 | Group phase | |||
| 1986 | Group phase | |||
| × | 1982 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1978 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1974 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1970 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1966 | [withdrew] | ||
| × | 1962 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1958 | [disqualified] | ||
| 1954 | Group phase | |||
| × | 1950 | [did not enter] |
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