Korea Champion Beanie Baby Hang Tag Reads: The 2002 FIFA World CupT will make the sixth appearance at the finals for the year's co-host. The Korea Republic set an Asian record when they reached the finals five times in a row. Country Info: Full country name:Republic of Korea Area: 120,540 sq km (47,010 sq mi) Population: 45 million Capital city:Seoul (pop 12 million) People: Koreans, expats (mostly American) Language:Korean Government:republic Major industries:Electronics, machinery, transport, agriculture, textiles

On day 5 of the games (June 04, 2002) Poland played Korea, Korea won 0 to 2!
On June 10, 2002 Korea matched 1 to 1 against the USA.
On June 14, 2002 Korea beat Portugal 1 to 0!
On June 18, 2002 Korea won 2 to 1 against Italy.
On June 22, 2002 Korea won 5 to 3 against Spain after a Penalty shoot out.
On June 25, 2002 during the Semifinals Korea lost 0 to 1 against Germany! This caused the Korea Champion beanie to retire!