▁the ▁largest ▁margin ▁in ▁their ▁rival ry . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Asian ▁Games , ▁South ▁Korea ▁won ▁all ▁group ▁matches ▁against ▁Japan , ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁India . ▁They ▁defeated ▁Mal aya ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁and ▁met ▁India ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁but ▁lost . ▁South ▁Korea ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁They ▁drew ▁with ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁but ▁defeated ▁Israel ▁and ▁South ▁Vietnam ▁to ▁take ▁first ▁place . ▁They ▁hosted ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁by ▁winning ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁games ▁against ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁Israel ▁and ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁repeat ▁this ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁which ▁Israel ▁won . ▁ ▁South ▁Korea ▁didn ' t ▁enter ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ifiers ▁to ▁avoid ▁North ▁Korea . ▁The ▁Korean ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁was ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁North ▁Korea ' s ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁and ▁ordered ▁K FA ▁to ▁found ▁Yang ze e ▁FC ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁team ' s ▁development . ▁South ▁Korea ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁but ▁achieved ▁a ▁good ▁result ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Asian ▁Games . ▁South ▁Korea ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁A