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]
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.
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.
^"The Joy of Six: Crucial Socceroo World Cup qualifiers". 17 June 2013.
^"Flashback: The 1974 World Cup, Australia arrives on the world stage". 13 June 2018.
^"Australia vs. South Korea - Football Match Report - January 14, 2011 - ESPN".
^"South Korea grabs top spot with 1-0 Asian Cup win over Socceroos". 17 January 2015.
^"Australia wins Asian Cup thanks to Troisi's extra-time finish". 31 January 2015.
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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 Australia South Korea football rivalryLocationAsiaTeams Australia South KoreaFirst meetingSouth Korea 2 3 Australia 14 November 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup Latest meetingSouth Korea 1 0 Australia 7 June 2019 Friendly StatisticsMeetings total28Top scorerRay Baartz 3 All time seriesAustralia 9South Korea 8Draw 11 Contents 1 Historical origin 2 List of matches 3 Statistics 3 1 Head to head record 3 2 Top goalscorers 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistorical origin EditSouth 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 List of matches Edit Date Competition Home team Score Away team Home scorers Away scorers Venue1 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 Cong Hoa Stadium Saigon2 14 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea 1 2 Australia Lee Yi woo 44 Johnny Watkiss 37 Tommy McColl 78 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul3 20 October 1969 South Korea 1 1 Australia Park So il 29 Ray Baartz 59 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul4 22 October 1972 International friendly South Korea 1 1 Australia Lee Cha man 65 Max Tolson 12 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul5 24 October 1972 International friendly South Korea 0 2 Australia Ray Baartz 12 Jim Armstrong 42 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul6 28 October 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Australia 0 0 South Korea Sydney Sports Ground Sydney7 11 November 1973 South Korea 2 2 Australia Kim Jae han 15 Ko Jae wook 27 Branko Buljevic 29 Ray Baartz 48 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul8 13 November 1973 Australia 1 0 South Korea Jimmy Mackay 70 Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong9 28 August 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Australia 2 1 South Korea John Kosmina 63 75 Cha Bum kun 23 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney10 23 October 1977 South Korea 0 0 Australia Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul11 21 June 1987 1987 Korea Cup South Korea 1 1 a e t 5 4 p Australia Kim Pan keun 72 Graham Arnold 83 Seoul Olympic Stadium Seoul12 6 September 1990 International friendly South Korea 1 0 Australia Byun Byung joo 70 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul13 9 September 1990 International friendly South Korea 1 0 Australia Seo Jung won 70 Kudok Stadium Busan14 14 June 1991 1991 Korea Cup South Korea 0 0 a e t 4 3 p Australia Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul15 24 September 1993 International friendly South Korea 1 1 Australia Seo Jung won 38 Damian Mori 80 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul16 26 September 1993 International friendly South Korea 1 0 Australia Lee Ki bum 76 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul17 22 January 1997 International friendly Australia 2 1 South Korea Matthew Bingley 37 Alistair Edwards 72 Ha Seok ju 76 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane18 11 February 1998 International friendly Australia 1 0 South Korea Ernie Tapai 39 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney19 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 National Stadium Dubai20 6 June 2001 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup South Korea 1 0 Australia Hwang Sun hong 24 Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon21 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 Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul22 14 January 2011 2011 AFC Asian Cup Australia 1 1 South Korea Mile Jedinak 62 Koo Ja cheol 24 Al Gharafa Stadium Doha23 14 November 2012 International friendly South Korea 1 2 Australia Lee Dong gook 11 Nikita Rukavytsya 43 Robert Cornthwaite 87 Hwaseong Stadium Hwaseong24 20 July 2013 2013 EAFF Championship South Korea 0 0 Australia Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul25 17 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Australia 0 1 South Korea Lee Jeong hyeop 33 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane26 31 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final Australia 2 1 a e t South Korea Massimo Luongo 45 James Troisi 105 Son Heung min 90 1 Stadium Australia Sydney27 17 November 2018 International friendly Australia 1 1 South Korea Massimo Luongo 90 4 Hwang Ui jo 22 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane28 7 June 2019 International friendly South Korea 1 0 Australia Hwang Ui jo 76 Busan Asiad Main Stadium BusanThe 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 Venue17 October 1982 1982 Merlion Cup Australia 3 2 South Korea B Phil O Connor 10 Dave Mitchell 31 George Christopoulos 61 Oh Suk tae 59 Park Chang sun 83 Singapore15 December 1983 1983 Merlion Cup Australia 3 1 South Korea B John Kosmina 17 Phil O Connor 58 Jimmy Cant 74 Lee Hyun chul 37 SingaporeStatistics EditHead to head record Edit As of 7 June 2019Venue Australia South Korea DrawVictories in Australia 4 1 2Victories in South Korea 3 6 8Victories at neutral venue 2 1 1Total number of victories 9 8 11Goals in Australia 8 5 Goals in South Korea 13 16Goals at neutral venue 7 7Total number of goals 28 28 Top goalscorers Edit As of 7 June 2019Rank Player Goals1 Ray Baartz 32 John Kosmina 2 Seo Jung won Paul Agostino Seol Ki hyeon Lee Dong gook Massimo Luongo Hwang Ui joSee also EditAustralia men s national soccer team all time record South Korea national football team records and statistics Australia South Korea relationsReferences Edit A long standing rivalry Caltex Socceroos history against Korea Republic 21 August 2018 The forgotten story of The Socceroos in Vietnam 6 June 2013 Origins of the Socceroos Football Federation Australia Retrieved 29 September 2013 The Joy of Six Crucial Socceroo World Cup qualifiers 17 June 2013 Flashback The 1974 World Cup Australia arrives on the world stage 13 June 2018 Australia vs South Korea Football Match Report January 14 2011 ESPN South Korea grabs top spot with 1 0 Asian Cup win over Socceroos 17 January 2015 Australia wins Asian Cup thanks to Troisi s extra time finish 31 January 2015 External links EditWhat is the Socceroos greatest football rivalry World Football Elo Ratings Australia World Football Elo Ratings South Korea Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australia South Korea football rivalry amp oldid 1116122669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
