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A semi-realistic digital art portrait of a beautiful young Korean woman with short black hair, smiling and posing on a soccer field at night. She is wearing a tight red South Korea national team jersey with the number 7 and 'KOREA' on it, paired with a short black mini skirt. She is holding a soccer ball under her arm that has the text '2026 FIFA WORLD CUP UNITED STATES CANADA MEXICO' written on it. One hand is touching her hair. The background is a massive, packed soccer stadium at night with bright floodlights and a large full moon in the sky. The stands are filled with cheering fans waving flags of Canada, USA, Mexico, and South Korea.

The South Korea national football team represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association, a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in eleven consecutive and twelve overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first (and so far only) Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also has won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games.

The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils.