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IranvsSouth Korea
Iran vs South Korea: head-to-head stats
Since 1958
Iran
13
wins
draws
10
33 meetings
South Korea
10
wins
Iran and South Korea have met 33 times since 1958: Iran won 13, South Korea 10, and 10 matches were drawn. Iran lead the head-to-head by 3 wins. Goals: Iran 34, South Korea 36. Last meeting: Iran 0–2 South Korea (FIFA World Cup qualification, Mar 24, 2022).
- First meeting
- Iran 0–5 South Korea
- May 28, 1958 · Asian Games
- Last meeting
- Iran 0–2 South Korea
- Mar 24, 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Iran win
- Iran 6–2 South Korea
- Dec 16, 1996 · AFC Asian Cup
- Biggest South Korea win
- Iran 0–5 South Korea
- May 28, 1958 · Asian Games
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
33 meetings since 1958. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Iran win
- Draw
- South Korea win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
IRN=KOR
- 1950
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
IRN +32010 · IRN ahead0–5 · 1958
↑ IRNKOR ↓
- 1950s: Iran 0 goals, South Korea 5 goals
- 1960s: Iran 0 goals, South Korea 0 goals
- 1970s: Iran 8 goals, South Korea 6 goals
- 1980s: Iran 2 goals, South Korea 4 goals
- 1990s: Iran 7 goals, South Korea 5 goals
- 2000s: Iran 10 goals, South Korea 11 goals
- 2010s: Iran 6 goals, South Korea 2 goals
- 2020s: Iran 1 goal, South Korea 3 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | IRN W | D | KOR W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Asian Games | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Friendly | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LG Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
33 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: —
South Korea: Son Heung-min 45', Kim Young-gwon 62'
- D1–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Alireza Jahanbakhsh 76'
South Korea: Son Heung-min 48'
- D1–1AFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Sardar Azmoun 25'
South Korea: —
- W1–0HFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Reza Ghoochannejhad 60'
South Korea: —
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Javad Nekounam 76'
South Korea: —
- L0–1NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: —
South Korea: Yoon Bit-garam 105'
- W1–0AFriendlyFriendly
Show all 33 meetings
- D1–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Masoud Shojaei 52'
South Korea: Park Ji-sung 82'
- D1–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Javad Nekounam 58'
South Korea: Park Ji-sung 81'
- D0–0NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
- W2–0HAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
- D1–1AAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
- L0–2AFriendlyFriendly
- W4–3NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Ali Karimi 10', Ali Karimi 20', Park Ji-sung 51' (OG), Ali Karimi 77'
South Korea: Seol Ki-hyeon 16', Lee Dong-gook 25', Kim Nam-il 68'
- L0–1NLG CupLG Cup
- L1–2NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Karim Bagheri 71'
South Korea: Kim Sang-sik 90', Lee Dong-gook 99'
- W6–2NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Karim Bagheri 31', Khodadad Azizi 52', Ali Daei 66', Ali Daei 76', Ali Daei 83', Ali Daei 89' (pen.)
South Korea: Kim Do-hoon 11', Shin Tae-Yong 35'
- L0–3NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: —
South Korea: Park Jung-bae 18', Ha Seok-ju 79', Ko Jeong-woon 81'
- W1–0NAsian GamesAsian Games
- L0–3NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: —
South Korea: Byun Byung-joo 26', Hwang Sun-hong 42', Byun Byung-joo 57'
- D1–1AAsian GamesAsian Games
- W1–0NAsian GamesAsian Games
- D2–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Hassan Rowshan 52', Hassan Rowshan 68'
South Korea: Lee Young-Moo 28', Lee Young-Moo 88'
- D0–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- W2–0HAsian GamesAsian Games
- W2–1NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Ali Jabbari 48', Hossein Kalani 108'
South Korea: Park Lee-chun 65'
- W2–0AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1NAsian GamesAsian Games
- L0–5NAsian GamesAsian Games
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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