The South Korean embassy had arranged the big screens in the pub garden, plus free food and drink.
Shouts of "Dae Han Min Guk", which means "Korea", echoed around the adjoining high street.
Caroline Kim, 24, who lives in nearby Esher, said: "I'm just back from Korea, where the atmosphere was just astounding, but I feel like I'm back in Korea now."
Even the 1-0 defeat was taken squarely on the chin.
Sang-Hyeob Lee, 30, a student from New Malden, said: "I'm very proud of them - win or lose, it's been fantastic and we'll celebrate."
Kim-Tae Yong, 20, from New Malden, said: "We've never been there before, so to be here is an achievement.
"We're not like England - we don't expect to win it, so to get this far is amazing."