Iran–South Korea football rivalry
Iran and Korea Republic national football teams are sporting rivals and have played against each other officially since 1958, totalling to 27 matches as of October 2013. These two teams were among the strongest Asian national football teams during the 1960s and 1970s. Since then, the teams have developed one of Asia's greatest rivalries. The Two sides have attended in 27 meetings including seven FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Although the teams only had one chance to play against each other in the final match of AFC Asian Cup in 1972, they have faced five consecutive times at the quarterfinals stage of the tournament since 1996.
List of matches
Iran wins |
11 |
Draws |
7 |
South Korea wins |
9 |
Total matches |
27 |
Iran total goals |
30 |
South Korea total goals |
32 |
Total goals |
62 |
Number of matches held in Iran |
5 |
Number of matches held in neutral venue |
13 |
Number of matches held in South Korea |
9 |
Total matches |
27 |
Team |
Home wins |
Away wins |
Neutral venue wins |
Home draws |
Away draws |
Neutral venue draws |
Biggest Win |
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3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
6–2 |
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2 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5–0 |
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Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Venue |
Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
28-May-58 |
5–0 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1958 Asian Games |
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2 |
11-Dec-70 |
1–0 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
1970 Asian Games |
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3 |
10-Sep-71 |
2–0 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Friendly |
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4 |
12-Sep-71 |
0–2 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Friendly |
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5 |
19-May-72 |
1–2 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
1972 Asian Cup |
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6 |
11-Sep-74 |
2–0 |
Tehran, Iran |
1974 Asian Games |
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7 |
03-Jul-77 |
0–0 |
Pusan, South Korea |
1978 World Cup Qualifier |
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8 |
11-Nov-77 |
2–2 |
Tehran, Iran |
1978 World Cup Qualifier |
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9 |
23-Nov-82 |
1–0 |
New Delhi, India |
1982 Asian Games |
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10 |
01-Oct-86 |
1–1 |
Busan, South Korea |
1986 Asian Games |
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11 |
11-Dec-88 |
3–0 |
Doha, Qatar |
1988 Asian Cup |
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12 |
03-Oct-90 |
0–1 |
Beijing, China |
1990 Asian Games |
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13 |
16-Oct-93 |
3–0 |
Doha, Qatar |
1994 World Cup Qualifier |
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14 |
16-Dec-96 |
6–2 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
1996 Asian Cup |
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15 |
23-Oct-00 |
1–2 |
Tripoli, Lebanon |
2000 Asian Cup |
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16 |
24-Apr-01 |
1–0 |
Cairo, Egypt |
2001 LG Cup |
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17 |
31-Jul-04 |
4–3 |
Jinan, China |
2004 Asian Cup |
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18 |
12-Oct-05 |
2–0 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Friendly |
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19 |
02-Sep-06 |
1–1 |
Seoul, South Korea |
2007 Asian Cup Qualifier |
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20 |
15-Nov-06 |
2–0 |
Tehran, Iran |
2007 Asian Cup Qualifier |
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21 |
22-Jul-07 |
0–0 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2007 Asian Cup |
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22 |
11-Feb-09 |
1–1 |
Tehran, Iran |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
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23 |
17-Jun-09 |
1–1 |
Seoul, South Korea |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
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24 |
07-Sep-10 |
0–1 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Friendly |
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25 |
22-Jan-11 |
0–1 |
Doha, Qatar |
2011 Asian Cup |
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26 |
16-Oct-12 |
1–0 |
Tehran, Iran |
2014 World Cup Qualifier |
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27 |
18-Jun-13 |
0–1 |
Ulsan, South Korea |
2014 World Cup Qualifier |-bgcolor= |
See also
- Iran national football team all-time record
- South Korea national football team all-time record
References
- [http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matches.php? TeamMelli.com]
External links
- FIFA.com
- KFA.or.kr - all-times results
- RSSSF archive of Iran's results, by Majeed Panahi, RSSSF, 21 Jan 2006
- World Football Elo Ratings: Iran
- World Football Elo Ratings: South Korea