ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt hæv ɐ tʃˈæns tə plˈeɪ fɔːɹ sˈaʊθ kɚɹˈiːə ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp æz hiː wʌz pˈʊʃt tə lˈiː wˈuːnjˈiː, ðə nˈʌmbɚ wˈʌn ɡˈoʊlkiːpɚɹ ɪn sˈaʊθ kɚɹˈiːə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈɜːldkʌp ˈiːvən lˈiː wʌz ˈoʊnli ˈeɪbəl tə plˈeɪ θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz sˈɪns kɚɹˈiːə dɪdnˌɑːt ɡɛt θɹuː tə ðə ɹˈaʊnd ʌv sˈɪkstiːn, hiː wʌz ɛnlˈɪstᵻd æz ðə sˈɛkənd nˈʌmbɚ tˈuː ɡˈoʊlkiːpɚ fɔːɹ sˈaʊθ kɚɹˈiːə.
Although he did not have a chance to play for South Korea in 2006 FIFA World Cup as he was pushed to Lee Woon-Jae, the number one goalkeeper in South Korea during the worldcup (even Lee was only able to play three times since Korea did not get through to the Round of 16), he was enlisted as the second [number two] goalkeeper for South Korea.