5 ▁E A FF ▁East ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁but ▁finished ▁in ▁last ▁place . ▁ ▁South ▁Korea ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁after ▁defe ating ▁K uw ait ▁in ▁the ▁qual ifiers , ▁finishing ▁second ▁in ▁Group ▁B ▁after ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁By ▁this ▁point ▁Bon fr ère ▁had ▁come ▁under ▁heavy ▁criticism ▁for ▁the ▁team ' s ▁poor ▁performance ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁East ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁during ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ification . ▁He ▁eventually ▁res igned , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁K FA ▁named ▁Dick ▁Adv oca at ▁the ▁new ▁coach ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁team ▁into ▁the ▁World ▁Cup . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁South ▁Korea ▁achieved ▁their ▁first ▁World ▁Cup ▁victory ▁outside ▁Asia ▁by ▁be ating ▁T ogo ▁ 2 – 1 , ▁with ▁goals ▁from ▁Lee ▁Ch un - so o ▁and ▁A hn ▁Jung - h wan . ▁Their ▁next ▁game ▁was ▁against ▁France , ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁lead ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁but ▁a ▁goal ▁by ▁Park ▁Ji - s ung ▁allowed ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁team ▁to ▁draw ▁with ▁the ▁event ual ▁final ists . ▁This ▁placed ▁South ▁Korea ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁their ▁group ▁but ▁they ▁lost ▁their ▁last ▁game ▁ 2 – 0 ▁to ▁Switzerland , ▁which ▁elimin ated ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁tournament . ▁Adv oca at ▁res igned ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁a ▁Russian ▁club