How many fouls South Korea win, and who is fouled most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
South Korea win 12.1 fouls per game in 2026, the 2nd most of the 13 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 10.4, across nine games, while Tajikistan win the most with 12.3.
Heung-min Son has been fouled the most for South Korea in 2026, 13 times in nine appearances, 1.44 a game, ahead of Kang-in Lee with 12 and Jae-sung Lee with 11, across all competitions.
Heung-min Son is the South Korea player most likely to be fouled, fouled at least once in eight of their nine games in 2026, 89%, ahead of Hee-chan Hwang on 78% and Jae-sung Lee on 71%.
South Korea have won over 10.5 fouls in five of their last 10 games, 50%, averaging 12.1 a game, with one of three away and four of seven at home, across all competitions.
South Korea win more fouls at home, 12.8 a game in their last 10 home games against 10.8 in their last 10 away, and went over 10.5 fouls in five of those home games.
South Korea won 21 fouls at home to Ecuador on 24 September, their joint most in a game in 2026, against an average of 12.1 across their nine games, and their fewest was seven away at South Africa on 25 June.
| Player | Apps | Fouls won | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ | Games with 3+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heung-min Son | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Kang-in Lee | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Jae-sung Lee | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Hee-chan Hwang | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Young-woo Seol | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Tae-seok Lee | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| In-beom Hwang | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Seung-ho Paik | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Gue-sung Cho | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gi-hyuk Lee | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ji-sung Eom | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jin-seob Park | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Min-jae Kim | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Min-kyu Song | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hyun-taek Cho | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-ho Bae | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jin-gyu Kim | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Han-beom Lee | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tae-joon Park | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Se-hun Oh | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dong-gyeong Lee | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jens Castrop | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ju-sung Kim | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun Choi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Min-woo Seo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seung-Won Jeong | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyun-seok Hong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyeon-woo Jo | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bum-keun Song | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bong-soo Kim | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Min-su Kim | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moon-hwan Kim | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yu-Min Cho | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wi-je Cho | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Tae-Hyeon | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seung-gyu Kim | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | South Korea | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 1-4 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Ecuador (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | South Africa (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Mexico (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | El Salvador (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 21 | 18 | 39 |
| 31 May 2026 | Trinidad and Tobago (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Austria (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Côte d'Ivoire (H) | Friendly International | 0-4 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea fouls won | Over 9.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| South Korea fouls won | Over 10.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| South Korea fouls won | Over 11.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea fouls won | Over 12.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| South Korea fouls won | Over 13.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| South Korea fouls committed | Over 9.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea fouls committed | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea fouls committed | Over 11.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea fouls committed | Over 12.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| South Korea fouls committed | Over 13.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total fouls | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total fouls | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total fouls | Over 22.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total fouls | Over 24.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total fouls | Over 26.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |