■ History Of South Korea National Football Team Koreans were not introduced to soccer until 1882, when British crew members played a game while their vessel was visiting the Inchon Port. In 1921, the first All Korea Football Tournament was held, and then in 1928, The Korea Football Association was organized, which created a foundation to disseminate and devel op football in Korea. In 1940, the Governor-General of Korea forced the The Korea Football Association to dissolve. Following World War II and the establishment of the Republic of Korea, the Korea Football Association (KFA) was reinstated in 1948. The KFA became a member of FIFA, the international football governing body, in 1948. The same year, the Korean national team made its international debut at the Olympic Games in London. The KFA joined the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) in 1954. Since the 1960s, South Korea has emerged as a major football pow er in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football champio nships. The Korean national team played in the World Cup fin als for 5 consecutive years from 1986. The Korean professional football league was launched in 1983. This not only pleased dom estic fans, but it has also upgraded the level of the Korean footb all. South Korea has historically been a major football power in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football championships, includi ng the first two Asian Cup tournaments, but have failed to win the title since their last triumph in 1960. The South Korean national t eam has also played in eight consecutive World Cup finals (from 1986), and a total of nine World Cup finals in all. The traditional rival of the South Korea national football team is Japan. The South Korea football team had 75 matches with the Japanese football team and won 40, drew 22, lost 13 matches. However, in the last 12 games both teams have 3 wins each with 6 draws. The Korean and Japanese football rivalry began when they became opponents in the AFC World Cup qualifiers since the initial formation of the World Cup. ****자료 출처 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team
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