s ▁alleg ed ▁poor ▁offici ating . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁South ▁Korea ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Asian ▁Games . ▁Cho ▁K w ang - ra e ▁led ▁the ▁team ' s ▁gold ▁medal ▁by ▁consec ut ively ▁scoring ▁winning ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁against ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁South ▁Korea ▁also ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁and ▁drew ▁ 0 – 0 ▁with ▁the ▁event ual ▁champion ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁but ▁lost ▁ 2 – 1 ▁against ▁Argentina ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage . ▁Their ▁next ▁major ▁tournament ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁won ▁all ▁four ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁and ▁defeated ▁China ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁but ▁lost ▁on ▁pen alt ies ▁ 4 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁Kim ▁J oo - s ung ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Korean ▁player ▁who ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁tournament . ▁South ▁Korea ▁finished ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ification ▁in ▁first ▁place ▁by ▁recording ▁nine ▁wins ▁and ▁two ▁draw s ▁without ▁a ▁loss ▁and ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁again . ▁ ▁Period ▁of ▁decl ine ▁( 1 9 9 0 s ) ▁South ▁Korea ▁started ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁poor ly . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁FIFA