 He would score his first national team goal against the same team in the return leg at home on 5 September 2008 in Seoul World Cup Stadium.Lee Chung-yong was one of the most consistent and important players in South Korea's successful seventh consecutive qualification for the FIFA World Cup and eighth overall, an Asian record.On 17 June 2010, Lee scored an injury time goal in the first half against Argentina in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.