How many chances South Korea create, and who creates most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
South Korea make 8.9 key passes per game in 2026, the 2nd most of the 10 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 6.6, across eight games, while China PR make the most with 10.2.
Kang-in Lee has made the most key passes for South Korea in 2026, 12 in seven appearances, 1.71 a game, ahead of Heung-min Son with 11 and Young-woo Seol with nine, across all competitions.
Heung-min Son is the South Korea player most likely to make a key pass, with at least one key pass in eight of their nine games in 2026, 89%, ahead of Kang-in Lee on 86% and Jae-sung Lee on 71%.
South Korea have made over 10.5 key passes in two of their last 10 games, 20%, averaging 7.6 a game, with none of three away and two of seven at home, across all competitions.
South Korea make more key passes away from home, 6.9 a game in their last 10 away games against 6.4 in their last 10 at home, and went over 10.5 key passes in one of those away games.
South Korea made 14 key passes at home to the Czech Republic on 12 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 7.9 across their nine games, and their fewest was none at home to Trinidad and Tobago on 31 May.
| Player | Apps | Key passes | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ | Games with 3+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kang-in Lee | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Heung-min Son | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Young-woo Seol | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Dong-gyeong Lee | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Jae-sung Lee | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Seung-ho Paik | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Tae-seok Lee | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hee-chan Hwang | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Min-jae Kim | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Moon-hwan Kim | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Seung-Won Jeong | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jens Castrop | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| In-beom Hwang | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Tae-Hyeon | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ji-sung Eom | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Han-beom Lee | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tae-joon Park | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bong-soo Kim | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Min-su Kim | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-ho Bae | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyun-seok Hong | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jin-gyu Kim | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 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 |
| Min-kyu Song | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Se-hun Oh | 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 |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyun-taek Cho | 2 | 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 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gi-hyuk Lee | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gue-sung Cho | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seung-gyu Kim | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jin-seob Park | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | South Korea | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 1-4 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Ecuador (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | South Africa (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Mexico (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | El Salvador (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 31 May 2026 | Trinidad and Tobago (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Austria (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Côte d'Ivoire (H) | Friendly International | 0-4 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea key passes | Over 6.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| South Korea key passes | Over 8.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| South Korea key passes | Over 10.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| South Korea key passes | Over 12.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| South Korea key passes | Over 14.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent key passes | Over 6.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent key passes | Over 8.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent key passes | Over 10.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent key passes | Over 12.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent key passes | Over 14.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total key passes | Over 14.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total key passes | Over 16.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total key passes | Over 18.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total key passes | Over 20.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total key passes | Over 22.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |