South Korea 3-0 Ecuador

International Friendlies· 2026 International Friendly

South Korea

Oh Hyeon-Gyu 54'
Son Heung-Min 58'
Lee Dong-Gyeong 86'

Ecuador

3:0

📍 Suwon World Cup Stadium

Timeline

10'
Jackson Porozo
Park Jin-Seop
14'
21'
Keny Arroyo
31'
Jordy Caicedo
45'+1'
Pervis Estupiñán
Lee Han-Beom
45'+1'
First Half ends,
Jeong Seung-Won
47'
52'
Ángelo Preciado
Oh Hyeon-Gyu1-0
🅰 Kim Min-Jae
54'
Son Heung-Min2-0
58'
Lee Jae-Sung
62'
Hwang Hee-Chan
↓ Park Jin-Seop
65'
Kim Tae-Hyeon
↓ Cho Hyun-taek
65'
Kim Bong-Soo
↓ Jeong Seung-Won
65'
Lee Tae-Seok
↓ Lee Han-Beom
65'
66'
John Mercado
↓ Keny Arroyo
67'
Denil Castillo
↓ Pedro Vite
67'
Juan Angulo
↓ Jordy Caicedo
74'
Alan Minda
↓ Nilson Angulo
75'
Anthony Valencia
↓ John Yeboah
Cho Wi-Je
↓ Kim Min-Jae
75'
Kim Min-Su
↓ Song Min-Kyu
75'
Oh Se-Hun
↓ Oh Hyeon-Gyu
75'
Lee Dong-Gyeong
↓ Son Heung-Min
85'
Lee Dong-Gyeong3-0
🅰 Kim Bong-Soo
86'
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

South Korea

Total ShotsS. Heung-Min3
Accurate PassesL. Jae-Sung67
Defensive InterventionsK. Min-Jae13

Ecuador

Total ShotsJ. Angulo2
Accurate PassesW. Pacho47
Defensive InterventionsW. Pacho10

Stats

South KoreaEcuador

Possession

59%

41%

11Shots10

5Shots on target3

1Blocked shots4

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 24 September
Venue: Suwon World Cup Stadium · Suwon, South Korea
Referee: Shen Yinhao
Round: 2026 International Friendly

Form

South KoreaLLWWW

WvsTrinidad and Tobago5-0
WvsEl Salvador1-0
WvsCzechia2-1
L@

440Accurate passes280

EcuadorLWDLW

WvsGuatemala3-0
L@Ivory Coast1-0
DvsCuraçao0-0
WvsGermany2-1
L@Mexico2-0

Head to head

KOR leads series 1-0

16 May 10South Korea2-0Ecuador

440Accurate passes280

11↓Arroyo

10↓Yeboah

20↓Angulo

1Seung-Gyu

4↓Min-Jae

26↓Hyun-Taek

2↓Han-Beom

22Young-Woo

10Jae-Sung

17↓Min-Kyu

16↓Jin-Seop

29↓Seung-Won

7⚽↓Heung-Min

18⚽↓Hyeon-Gyu

Substitutes · South Korea

12Song Bum-Keun
28Cho Wi-Je↑
8Paik Seung-Ho
24Kim Bong-Soo↑
25Kim Geon-Hui
27Kim Min-Su↑
11Hwang Hee-Chan↑
30Park Tae-Jun
5Kim Tae-Hyeon↑
14Lee Dong-Gyeong↑⚽
20Oh Se-Hun↑
3Kim Tae-Hyun
13Lee Tae-Seok↑
21Jo Hyeon-Woo
15Jun Choi

Substitutes · Ecuador

22Gonzalo Valle
5Jordy Alcívar
13Juan Angulo↑
12Moisés Ramírez
18Denil Castillo↑
19José Hurtado
16Jeremy Sarmiento
8Anthony Valencia↑
23John Mercado↑
14Alan Minda↑

86'

Goal! Korea Republic 3, Ecuador 0. Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kim Bong-Soo with a through ball.

85'

Oh Se-Hun (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

85'

Foul by John Mercado (Ecuador).

85'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Dong-Gyeong replaces Son Heung-Min.

84'

Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Cho Wi-Je.

84'

Attempt blocked. Alan Minda (Ecuador) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Hernán Galíndez.

83'

Attempt missed. Oh Se-Hun (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a fast break.

83'

Foul by Kim Bong-Soo (Korea Republic).

83'

Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.

81'

Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

81'

Foul by Alan Franco (Ecuador).

81'

Attempt saved. Juan Angulo (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.

78'

Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

78'

Foul by Anthony Valencia (Ecuador).

75'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Se-Hun replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.

75'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Min-Su replaces Song Min-Kyu.

75'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Wi-Je replaces Kim Min-Jae.

75'

Substitution, Ecuador. Anthony Valencia replaces John Yeboah.

74'

Substitution, Ecuador. Alan Minda replaces Nilson Angulo.

74'

Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

74'

Foul by John Mercado (Ecuador).

73'

Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Oh Hyeon-Gyu.

73'

Attempt blocked. John Mercado (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

73'

Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.

73'

Attempt blocked. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

71'

Foul by Kim Tae-Hyeon (Korea Republic).

71'

John Yeboah (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

70'

Attempt saved. Juan Angulo (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic).

67'

Substitution, Ecuador. Juan Angulo replaces Jordy Caicedo.

67'

Substitution, Ecuador. Denil Castillo replaces Pedro Vite.

66'

Substitution, Ecuador. John Mercado replaces Keny Arroyo.

65'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Tae-Seok replaces Lee Han-Beom.

65'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Bong-Soo replaces Jeong Seung-Won.

65'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Tae-Hyeon replaces Cho Hyun-Taek.

65'

Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Park Jin-Seob.

63'

Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

63'

Foul by Nilson Angulo (Ecuador).

62'

Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

62'

Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic).

62'

Keny Arroyo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

61'

Foul by Song Min-Kyu (Korea Republic).

61'

Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60'

Attempt missed. Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross following a corner.

59'

Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Kim Seung-Gyu.

59'

Attempt saved. John Yeboah (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic). Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.

58'

Goal! Korea Republic 2, Ecuador 0. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

57'

Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

57'

Foul by Jackson Porozo (Ecuador).

55'

Song Min-Kyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

55'

Foul by Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador).

54'

Goal! Korea Republic 1, Ecuador 0. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kim Min-Jae.

53'

Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

53'

Foul by Pedro Vite (Ecuador).

52'

Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

52'

VAR Decision: Card upgraded Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).

50'

Song Min-Kyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

50'

Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).

49'

Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic).

49'

John Yeboah (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

47'

Jeong Seung-Won (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

47'

Foul by Jeong Seung-Won (Korea Republic).

47'

Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

46'

Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Willian Pacho.

45'

Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, Ecuador 0.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Korea Republic 0, Ecuador 0.

45'+4'

Attempt saved. Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Hernán Galíndez (Ecuador). Assisted by Jeong Seung-Won with a cross.

45'+1'

Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card.

45'+1'

Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.

45'+1'

Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

45'+1'

Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).

45'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

45'

Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'

Foul by John Yeboah (Ecuador).

44'

Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44'

Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).

43'

Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).

43'

Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41'

Foul by Song Min-Kyu (Korea Republic).

41'

Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

38'

Foul by Song Min-Kyu (Korea Republic).

38'

Jackson Porozo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36'

Offside, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo is caught offside.

36'

Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36'

Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).

35'

Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Park Jin-Seob.

34'

Foul by Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic).

34'

Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.

32'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

31'

Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

31'

Delay in match because of an injury Cho Hyun-Taek (Korea Republic).

30'

Cho Hyun-Taek (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

30'

Foul by Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador).

29'

Attempt missed. Keny Arroyo (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nilson Angulo.

27'

Foul by Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic).

27'

Pedro Vite (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

24'

Delay in match because of an injury Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador).

23'

Handball by John Yeboah (Ecuador).

22'

Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeong Seung-Won.

21'

Keny Arroyo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for handball.

21'

Handball by Keny Arroyo (Ecuador).

20'

Attempt blocked. Alan Franco (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

18'

Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Nilson Angulo.

17'

Foul by Pedro Vite (Ecuador).

17'

Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

16'

Foul by John Yeboah (Ecuador).

16'

Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

14'

Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

14'

Pedro Vite (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14'

Foul by Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic).

11'

John Yeboah (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Foul by Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic).

11'

Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

10'

Jackson Porozo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Jackson Porozo (Ecuador).

Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Alan Franco (Ecuador).

Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Pedro Vite (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic).

Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Jeong Seung-Won (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.

Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic).

Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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