🇰🇷 South Korea

South Korea are Asia's most consistent World Cup presence. An AFC side, they enter the 2026 World Cup rated 1820 — 20th of the 48 teams — in Group A.

Semi-finalists as co-hosts in 2002 and ever-present qualifiers for decades. High-tempo and tireless, pressing aggressively and running relentlessly.

Drawn alongside Mexico, Czechia and South Africa, their toughest group test on paper is the meeting with Mexico. Our model projects them to finish 2nd in the group and to reach the Round of 32.