Korea joined the ranks of the countries that met the most in the world rankings in the World Cup finals.



Korea, led by coach Paulo Bento, will play the round of 16 against Brazil, currently ranked number one in the FIFA world, at the 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 6th at 4:00 am (Korean time).



Our world ranking is 28th.



This is the third time Korea has faced a world number one in the World Cup finals.



The FIFA World Ranking was introduced in 1992, and Korea faced Germany, the world's No.



In addition, in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, we met Germany, who ranked first, and this time we will face the world number one in the World Cup for the third time in our career.



So far, the only teams that have faced the world's No. 1 country three times in the World Cup finals are the Netherlands and Chile, in addition to Korea.



The Netherlands and Chile equally met Brazil in the 1998 World Cup in France and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and in the 2014 tournament in Brazil, they faced then-number one Spain.



Korea fought well in the previous two World Cup finals against No. 1 in the world.



Defeating Germany 2-0 in the 2018 World Cup in Russia is one of the most 'World Cup incidents' ever, and in the 1994 World Cup in the United States, in the 3rd game of the 1994 World Cup in the United States, it was dragged 0-3 to Germany, then made it 2-3 and continued to drive the opponent to an intense It left an impression.



Aside from Korea, the Netherlands and Chile, Australia, Denmark and France have a record of fighting the world number one in the World Cup finals twice.



Denmark in 1998 and 2002 is the only case of meeting the world's No. 1 in two consecutive competitions like Korea this year.



The opponent record between Korea and Brazil is 1 win and 6 losses, and Korea is inferior.



Their only win was a 1-0 win in a friendly at Jamsil in March 1999.



Brazil is on a three-game winning streak against Asian countries in the World Cup finals.



2002 Korea-Japan World Cup against China 4-0, 2006 Germany World Cup against Japan 4-1, 2010 South Africa World Cup against North Korea 2-1 victory.



The only recent case in which Brazil lost in the World Cup round of 16 was the 1990 World Cup in Italy, when they lost 0-1 to Argentina.



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