1. This is their jersey. It "expresses the balance of yin and yang."
2. The Republic of Korea, commonly called South Korea, is in East Asia. It's east of China, west of Japan, and has the world's fastest Internet.
3. Fans call the team the "Taeguk Warriors," and call themselves "The Reds."
4. Their first World Cup appearance was in 1954.
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They lost two games, to Hungary and Turkey. They wouldn't make their next appearance until 1986.
5. Including 2014, they've qualified for the Cup nine times. That makes them Asia's most frequent visitors to the games.
6. And in 2002, they co-hosted the Cup with Japan. These were the mascots:
That year, the team came in fourth place.
7. Their most famous player of all time, sweeper Hong Myung-Bo, is also this year's coach.
He played for ROK in four consecutive World Cups, including the 2002 cup. Later, he played on the LA Galaxy. After retiring in 2004, he coached Korea's 2012 Olympics team, which won the bronze. He's managing this year's World Cup team following the resignation of Choi Kang-hee, who stepped down in June after Korea performed poorly in the Asian qualification games.
8. This year, they are part of group H.
9. 28-year-old forward Park Chu-Young is one of the team's stars.
10. But look out for 21-year-old striker Son Heung-min.
Go get em!
11. Their chances of winning this year:
A nickname for the team has been corrected.