South Korea national football team: results and stats
3 investigationsLatest South Korea national team football matches: every report comes with full stats, xG analysis and the Crime Index of the result.
Current squad — South Korea national team
Goalkeepers
- 1Kim Seung-Gyu
- 12Song Bum-Keun
- 21Jo Hyeon-Woo
Defenders
- 2Lee Han-Beom
- 3Lee Gi-Hyuk
- 4Kim Min-Jae
- 5Kim Tae-Hyeon
- 14Cho Wi-Je
Midfielders
- 6Hwang In-Beom
- 8Paik Seung-Ho
- 13Lee Tae-Seok
- 15Kim Moon-Hwan
- 16Park Jin-Seop
- 22Seol Young-Woo
- 23J. Castrop
- 24Kim Jin-Gyu
Attackers
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 9Cho Gue-Sung
- 10Lee Jae-Sung
- 11Hwang Hee-Chan
- 17Bae Jun-Ho
- 18Oh Hyeon-Gyu
- 19Lee Kang-In
- 20Yang Hyun-Jun
- 25Eom Ji-Sung
- 26Lee Dong-Gyeong
South Korea Squad: Latest Match
Mexico — South Korea- 1Kim Seung-GyuG
- 2Lee Han-BeomD
- 4Kim Min-JaeD
- 3Lee Gi-HyukD
- 15Kim Moon-HwanM
- 6Hwang In-BeomM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 22Seol Young-WooM
- 19Lee Kang-InF
- 10Lee Jae-SungF
- 7Son Heung-MinF
Mexico vs South Korea 1:0 — Romo's 50th-Minute Goal Won It Against the xG
Mexico beat South Korea 1-0 despite trailing on xG, 0.53 to 0.91.
South Africa vs South Korea 1:0 — One Shot Decided Who Advances
South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 in the Round of 32 despite being outpossessed nearly two to one — 32% to 68%. Tebogo Maseko scored the only goal in the 63rd minute.
South Korea vs Czechia 2-1 — Hosts Wear Down the Visitors
South Korea beat Czechia 2-1, backing up the win with an xG reading of 2.3 to 0.83 at the group stage.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many players are in the South Korea national team's current squad?
26 players: goalkeepers — 3, defenders — 5, midfielders — 8, attackers — 10.
How often do South Korea's match results diverge from the xG-expected outcome?
Bravsen has analyzed 3 matches — average Crime Index 40, with 1 scoring 60+ (the threshold for an anomalous gap between the result and the xG model).
Across the 3 matches with calculated xG, South Korea generated 4.11 expected goals but scored only 2 — a shortfall of more than 2 goals against the model, a notable under-conversion figure for a team creating this many chances.
The road loss to Mexico is explained by that shortfall
The team's single most anomalous covered match out of 3 reviewed is a 0-1 road loss to Mexico, Crime Index 63%. The same match also shows up as Mexico's own peak anomaly — from the opposite side: there the team was a clinically efficient winner, here it's the visitor that couldn't convert its chances into a goal.
Average Crime Index is typical for the site, but with a notable peak
A 40% average across 3 matches is close to the typical range: the Mexico loss is a notable but not radical deviation from the team's overall profile.