"I'm very satisfied. I wanted to look at the players at work at this high level," Capello said. "All the debutants looked great, playing against opponents who press actively in every part of the pitch."
South Korea coach Choi Kang-hee made several substitutions, while Kim Bo-kyung came closest to equalizing in the 85th minute but failed to latch on to an attempted clearance in front of an empty net.
It was the first meeting between the two nations. Russia has qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 12 years. South Korea, a semifinalist in 2002, will be playing in its eighth consecutive finals.
South Korea beat Switzerland 2-1, while Russia drew with Serbia 1-1 in friendlies on Friday.