FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Korea Republic national football team

                            Korea Republic national Flag

 The Korea Republic national football team  known as South Korea, is recognized as Korea Republic  by FIFA.The Korea Republic national football team  most successful national team in Asia.  South Korea has participated in seven World Cup final tournaments. It  the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-finals, the 2002 FIFA World Cup . The south Korea  qualified for  eighth World Cup final tournament, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. South Korea  is the only Asian team which is  qualified for the World Cup for seven times in Asia .

specification

Association	KFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	South Korea Huh Jung-Moo
Captain	Park Ji-Sung
Most caps	Hong Myung-Bo (136)
Top scorer	Cha Bum-Kun (55)
Home stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium
FIFA code	KOR
FIFA ranking	49
Highest FIFA ranking	17 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	56 (February 1996)
Elo ranking	32
Highest Elo ranking	15 (Sep 1980, Jun 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking	59 (August 1967)

South Korea Current Squad FIFA 2010 World Cup:
South Korean Goalkeeper

1 GK Lee Woon-Jae (Vice-Captain)	Club - Suwon Samsung
GK Kim Young-Kwang	Club - Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
18 GK Jung Sung-Ryong	Club - Seongnam Ilhwa

Defender of South Korea 

14 DF Lee Jung-Soo

4 DF Cho Yong-Hyung

12 DF Lee Young-Pyo

5 DF Kim Dong-Jin

2 DF Oh Beom-Seok

DF Kim Chang-Soo

15 DF Kim Hyung

6 DF Lee Gang-Jin

DF Kim Kun-Hoan

South Korean Midfielder

7 MF Park Ji-Sung (Captain)

16 MF Ki Sung-Yong

17 MF Lee Chung

MF Kim Chi-Woo

3 MF Cho Won-Hee

8 MF Kim Jung-Woo

13 MF Choi Tae-Uk

 South Korean Forward Player

11 FW Lee Keun-Ho

10 FW Park Chu-Young

FW Shin Young-Rok

FW Bae Ki-Jong

9 FW Yang Dong

FW Yoo Byung-Soo

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Nigeria national football team

                                      Nigeria national Flag

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Nigeria national football team

The national team of Nigeria  is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (N F F). Nigeria played their first official game in October 1949. The team's first major success was a gold medal in the 2nd All-Africa games, with 3rd place finishes in 1976 and 1978's African Cup of Nations. Nigeria played  the World Cup for the first time in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

African Nations Cup
In (1980 and 1994) Nigeria won the African Nations Cup .  They took third place at the 2002 African Nations Cup, the 2004 African Nations Cup, the 2006 African Nations Cup, and the 2010 African Nations Cup.

 Nigeria team configuration:

Nickname(s)----------------------Super Eagles
Association --------------------- Nigeria Football Federation
                                            Confederation     CAF (Africa)
Head coach---------------------Sweden Lars Lagerbäck
Asst coach -----------------------Sweden Roland Andersson
Captain----------------------------Nwankwo Kanu
Most caps0----------------------Mudashiru Lawal (86)
Top scorer -----------------------Rashidi Yekini (37)
Home stadium ----------------- Abuja Stadium
FIFA code -------------------------NGA
FIFA ranking --------------------15
Highest FIFA ranking--------- 5 (April 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking --------- 82 (November 1999)
Elo ranking     28

World Cup record 
1930 to 1958     Did not enter 
1962     Did not qualify
1966     Withdrew
1962     Did not qualify
1966     Withdrew
1994     Round of 16     
              position 09
              total goals conceded 4
               total games own  2
               total games draw  0 
               total games lost 2

1998     Round of 16     
              position 12  
               total goals conceded 9
             total games own  2 
            total games draw  0  
             total games lost 2   

2002     Round 1   
             position 27  
              total goals conceded 3
             total game own 0
             total game draw 1
             total game lost 02
2006     Did not qualify
2010     Qualified

Top goalscorers 
Goal scored        Player name
37     Nigeria Rashidi Yekini
23     Nigeria Segun Odegbami
19     Nigeria Yakubu Aiyegbeni
17     Nigeria Sunday Oyarekhua
16     Nigeria Obafemi Martins
14     Nigeria Daniel Amokachi
14     Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha
14     Nigeria Julius Aghahowa
13     Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu
13     Nigeria Samson Siasia