 Nyorera kuenderera kweiyi ndima - chikamu kutanga2002 Pa 18 Zvita 2000, KFA yakasarudza murairidzi wechiDutch Guus Hiddink semaneja wechikwata che2002 FIFA World Cup, yakabatanidzwa muSouth Korea. KFA yakamuvimbisa kuvimbisa misasa yekudzidzira kwenguva refu uye chiremera pamusoro pekutungamira kwevashandi vekudzidzisa. Pa 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, vakarasikirwa ne 50 vachipesana neFrance, vakunda pakupedzisira, uye vakatadza kuenda kuma semi fainari kunyangwe vakakunda Australia neMexico. Vanyori venhau veSouth Korea vakatsoropodza Hiddnk ndokumupa zita remadunhurirwa rekuti Oh-dae-ppang, zvinoreva kuti mashanu kusvika zero muchiKorea, apo South Korea yakarasikirwa ne50 zvakare mumutambo wehushamwari neCzech Republic mushure meConfederations Cup. Pa2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, South Korea yakapedza iri pachinzvimbo chechina nekukwikwidza kaviri uye kurasikirwa katatu pasina kukunda. Zvisinei, vakaratidza kuvandudzika kwavo mumitambo yeushamwari vachipesana nezvikwata zveEurope pamberi peNdebe yeNyika, vachipedzisa kugadzirira mutambo uyu zvinobudirira. 