Oh yes they have been to many world cups. They even reached the semifinals in 2002.
Korea republic won 2:0
Republic of Korea (South Korea) & JapanBelow are the squads for the World Cup 2002 tournaments2002-fifa-world-cup-1
The 2002 fifa world cup was hosted by South Korea and Japan.
The FIFA world cup was hosted by Korea Republic & Japan
Korea Republic or North Korea has never won the World Cup. The best performance was by South Korea in 2002 when they reached the semi-finals, only to be knocked out by Germany (1-0).
Korea Republic & Japan
Korea Republic & Japan
Korea Republic defeated Spain in 2002 fifa world cup quarterfinals.
Argentina 4-1 Korea Republic.
Korea Republic.
Park Ji-Sung
Germany, Korea Republic, Brazil, and Turkey