How many yellow cards South Korea get, and who is booked most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
South Korea get 1.4 yellow cards per game in 2026, the 8th most of the 16 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 1.3, across nine games, while Iran get the most with 1.9.
Gi-hyuk Lee and Seung-ho Paik have the most yellow cards for South Korea in 2026, two each, Gi-hyuk Lee in five appearances and Seung-ho Paik in seven, ahead of Seung-Won Jeong with one, across all competitions.
Gi-hyuk Lee is the South Korea player most likely to be booked, with a booking in two of their five games in 2026, 40%, ahead of Wi-je Cho on 33% and Seung-ho Paik on 29%.
South Korea have had two or more yellow cards in three of their last 10 games, 30%, averaging 1.4 a game, with one of three away and two of seven at home, across all competitions.
South Korea games have averaged 2.8 yellow cards in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from zero to nine a game, and three of those 10 went over 3.5 yellow cards.
South Korea's opponents are booked as often as South Korea, 1.4 yellow cards a game each over their last 10 games, and had more cards than South Korea in five of those 10.
South Korea get more yellow cards at home, 1.8 a game in their last 10 home games against 1.0 in their last 10 away, and had two or more yellow cards in five of those home games.
South Korea get fewer yellow cards in the first half, 0.4 a game before the break against 0.9 after it over the eight of their last 10 games with half-time figures, and had at least one first-half yellow card in three of those eight.
| Player | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | Games booked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gi-hyuk Lee | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Seung-ho Paik | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Seung-Won Jeong | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Wi-je Cho | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| In-beom Hwang | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Gue-sung Cho | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Jin-gyu Kim | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Jae-sung Lee | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Kang-in Lee | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Jin-seob Park | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Han-beom Lee | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Ju-sung Kim | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jun Choi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Min-woo Seo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Min-kyu Song | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tae-joon Park | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jun-ho Bae | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyeon-woo Jo | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Se-hun Oh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyun-seok Hong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bum-keun Song | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bong-soo Kim | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyun-taek Cho | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Min-su Kim | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Moon-hwan Kim | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Yu-Min Cho | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dong-gyeong Lee | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jens Castrop | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kim Tae-Hyeon | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ji-sung Eom | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tae-seok Lee | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Seung-gyu Kim | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Min-jae Kim | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Young-woo Seol | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Heung-min Son | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hee-chan Hwang | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | South Korea | Opponent | Total | South Korea first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Ecuador (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 25 Jun 2026 | South Africa (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Mexico (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | El Salvador (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 May 2026 | Trinidad and Tobago (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Austria (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Côte d'Ivoire (H) | Friendly International | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| South Korea yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| South Korea yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| South Korea yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| South Korea yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 5.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 6.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| First half | Second half | |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea yellow cards | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Opponent yellow cards | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Total yellow cards | 0.6 | 1.6 |