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Australia–South Korea football rivalry

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Australia–South Korea football rivalry
Other namesSocceroos vs Taegeuk Warriors
LocationAsia (AFC)
Teams Australia
 South Korea
First meeting14 November 1967
1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup
South Korea 2–3 Australia
Latest meeting2 February 2024
2023 AFC Asian Cup
Australia 1–2 South Korea
Statistics
Meetings total29
Top scorerAustralia Ray Baartz (3)
All-time seriesAustralia: 9
South Korea: 9
Draw: 11
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The Australia–South Korea football rivalry is a sports rivalry that exists between the national association football teams of both Australia and South Korea. The rivalry is one of the most followed competitive rivalries in Asian football.[1]

Historical origin

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South Korea first faced Australia in 1967 during a tour to South Vietnam playing a game in the 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup. In this encounter, Australia beat South Korea 3–2 before eventually winning the friendly tournament.[2] It was this friendly competition that the nickname of the Australian side, "Socceroos", was born.[3]

Just two years later they met in the first round of qualification for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in a group that included Japan. All the games were played in South Korea and Australia topped the group progressing to the next round before losing to Israel.

The two teams were to meet again in the final round of the 1974 World Cup qualifiers in late 1973 and on this occasion, the winner would progress to the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The teams first met in Sydney on 28 October 1973 and played out a nil-all draw. The second leg was in Seoul on 10 November 1973. South Korea scored early in the 15th minute and then again in the 27th minute. However, Australia were to quickly reply with a goal by Branko Buljevic just two minutes later. Shortly after half time, Ray Baartz equalised. The score remained two-all at full time. As this was prior to the introduction of the away goals rule a third match was hastily arranged and, just three days later they met in Hong Kong. Jimmy Mackay scored the only goal of the match resulting in Australia qualifying for their first World Cup Finals.[4][5]

In 1977 they were to meet again in a five team group for qualification to the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Australia won one and drew one, although neither were to proceed.

When South Korea won a penalty shoot-out on 21 June 1987 in the President's Cup it was the first time that the Koreans had defeated Australia although it wasn't until 6 September 1990 in a friendly in Seoul that South Korea had won during regulation time. It was the 14th meeting between the two countries.

During the 1990s they played a number of friendly matches and then met in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup which was hosted in Korea. South Korea won the match 1–0 which gave them their first competitive victory over Australia although South Korea would not qualify to the knockout stage whereas Australia would. After Australia entered the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 the two teams had to wait until the 2011 AFC Asian Cup before they met again in a competitive fixture. On this occasion the match finished 1–1 in the group stage in Qatar.[6]

They were to be drawn again in the same group when Australia hosted the 2015 AFC Asian Cup with Korea inflicting Australia's only defeat in the tournament, 1–0 in Brisbane, which was also South Korea's first ever win against Australia in Australia.[7] However, Australia won a dramatic final in extra time in Sydney in front of a crowd of 76,385. Massimo Luongo scored just prior to half time. In second half injury time Son Heung-min equalised for the Koreans taking the match into extra time. James Troisi then scored the winner for Australia to claim their first Asian Cup.[8]

Australia and South Korea are two of only five Asian national teams to have reached the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup. Likewise, they are also two countries to have won the AFC Asian Cup. Both Australia and South Korea are also successful in other major competitions: Australia was one of only three AFC teams to have reached the final of a senior FIFA competition, in 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup; while Australia and South Korea's youth teams were also finalists in FIFA U-17 World Cup and FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Matches

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# Date Competition Home team Score Away team Home scorers Away scorers Venue
1 14 November 1967 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup Australia  3–2  South Korea Billy Vojtek 26'
Attila Abonyi 52'
Johnny Warren 84'
See Young-keun 1'
Huh Yoon-jung 85'
South Vietnam Cong Hoa Stadium, Saigon
2 14 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  1–2  Australia Lee Yi-woo 44' Johnny Watkiss 37'
Tommy McColl 78'
South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
3 20 October 1969 South Korea  1–1  Australia Park So-il 29' Ray Baartz 59' South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
4 22 October 1972 International friendly South Korea  1–1  Australia Lee Cha-man 65' Max Tolson 12' South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
5 24 October 1972 International friendly South Korea  0–2  Australia Ray Baartz 12'
Jim Armstrong 42'
South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
6 28 October 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Australia  0–0  South Korea Australia Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney
7 11 November 1973 South Korea  2–2  Australia Kim Jae-han 15'
Ko Jae-wook 27'
Branko Buljevic 29'
Ray Baartz 48'
South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
8 13 November 1973 Australia  1–0  South Korea Jimmy Mackay 70' Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
9 28 August 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Australia  2–1  South Korea John Kosmina 63', 75' Cha Bum-kun 23' Australia Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney
10 23 October 1977 South Korea  0–0  Australia South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
11 21 June 1987 1987 Korea Cup South Korea  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
 Australia Kim Pan-keun 72' Graham Arnold 83' South Korea Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul
12 6 September 1990 International friendly South Korea  1–0  Australia Byun Byung-joo 70' South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
13 9 September 1990 International friendly South Korea  1–0  Australia Seo Jung-won 70' South Korea Kudok Stadium, Busan
14 14 June 1991 1991 Korea Cup South Korea  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
 Australia South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
15 24 September 1993 International friendly South Korea  1–1  Australia Seo Jung-won 38' Damian Mori 80' South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
16 26 September 1993 International friendly South Korea  1–0  Australia Lee Ki-bum 76' South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
17 22 January 1997 International friendly Australia  2–1  South Korea Matthew Bingley 37'
Alistair Edwards 72'
Ha Seok-ju 76' Australia Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18 11 February 1998 International friendly Australia  1–0  South Korea Ernie Tapai 39' Australia Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19 7 October 2000 2000 LG Cup South Korea  4–2  Australia Sim Jae-won 44'
Noh Jung-yoon 48'
Seol Ki-hyeon 65'
Lee Dong-gook 90+2' (pen.)
Paul Agostino 30', 35' United Arab Emirates National Stadium, Dubai
20 6 June 2001 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup South Korea  1–0  Australia Hwang Sun-hong 24' South Korea Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
21 5 September 2009 International friendly South Korea  3–1  Australia Park Chu-young 5'
Lee Jung-soo 21'
Seol Ki-hyeon 87'
Patrick Kisnorbo 33' South Korea Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
22 14 January 2011 2011 AFC Asian Cup Australia  1–1  South Korea Mile Jedinak 62' Koo Ja-cheol 24' Qatar Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
23 14 November 2012 International friendly South Korea  1–2  Australia Lee Dong-gook 11' Nikita Rukavytsya 43'
Robert Cornthwaite 87'
South Korea Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong
24 20 July 2013 2013 EAFF Championship South Korea  0–0  Australia South Korea Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
25 17 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Australia  0–1  South Korea Lee Jeong-hyeop 33' Australia Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
26 31 January 2015 Australia  2–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Massimo Luongo 45'
James Troisi 105'
Son Heung-min 90+1' Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney
27 17 November 2018 International friendly Australia  1–1  South Korea Massimo Luongo 90+4' Hwang Ui-jo 22' Australia Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
28 7 June 2019 International friendly South Korea  1–0  Australia Hwang Ui-jo 76' South Korea Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
29 2 February 2024 2023 AFC Asian Cup Australia  1–2 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Craig Goodwin 42' Hwang Hee-chan 90+6' (pen.)
Son Heung-min 104'
Qatar Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

The following fixtures are considered 'A' Internationals by Football Australia only and are included in Australia's official statistics with regard to matches played, caps, records etc.

Date Competition Home team Score Away team Home scorers Away scorers Venue
17 October 1982 1982 Merlion Cup Australia  3–2 South Korea South Korea B Phil O'Connor 10'
Dave Mitchell 31'
George Christopoulos 61'
Oh Suk-tae 59'
Park Chang-sun 83'
Singapore Singapore
15 December 1983 1983 Merlion Cup Australia  3–1 South Korea South Korea B John Kosmina 17'
Phil O'Connor 58'
Jimmy Cant 74'
Lee Hyun-chul 37' Singapore Singapore

Statistics

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Head-to-head record

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As of 2 February 2024
Venue Australia wins South Korea wins Draws Australia goals South Korea goals
At Australia home 4 1 2 8 5
At South Korea home 3 6 8 13 16
At neutral venue 2 2 1 8 9
Total 9 9 11 29 30

Top goalscorers

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As of 2 February 2024
Rank Player Goals
1 Australia Ray Baartz 3
2 Australia Paul Agostino 2
South Korea Hwang Ui-jo
Australia John Kosmina
South Korea Lee Dong-gook
Australia Massimo Luongo
South Korea Seo Jung-won
South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon
South Korea Son Heung-min

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A long standing rivalry: Caltex Socceroos' history against Korea Republic". 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ "The forgotten story of ... The Socceroos in Vietnam". 6 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Origins of the Socceroos". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ "The Joy of Six: Crucial Socceroo World Cup qualifiers". 17 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Flashback: The 1974 World Cup, Australia arrives on the world stage". 13 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Australia vs. South Korea - Football Match Report - January 14, 2011 - ESPN".
  7. ^ "South Korea grabs top spot with 1-0 Asian Cup win over Socceroos". 17 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Australia wins Asian Cup thanks to Troisi's extra-time finish". 31 January 2015.
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