North Korea national football team results

North Korea national football team is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the FIFA. The team participates in AFC Asian Cup and FIFA World Cup qualification. The team qualified twice for the World Cup.^[1]

Matches

Legend

FWC - FIFA World Cup
AC – Asian Cup
ACC – AFC Challenge Cup

1965

21 November 1965 1966 FWC Q	North Korea	6–1	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	Pak Doo-Ik 15' Pak Seung-Zin 54', 80' Im Seung-Hwi 58' Han Bong-Zin 65', 88'		Scheinflug 70' (pen.)	Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

24 November 1965 1966 FWC Q	Australia	1–3	North Korea	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	Scheinflug 15'		Kim Seung-Il 18', 75' Pak Seung-Zin 53'	Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: AG de Silva (Singapore)

1966

12 July 1966 1966 FWC	Soviet Union	3–0	North Korea	Middlesbrough, England
19:30 BST	Malofeyev 31', 88' Banishevskiy 33'			Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 23,006 Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

15 July 1966 1966 FWC	Chile	1–1	North Korea	Middlesbrough, England
19:30 BST	Marcos 26' (pen.)		Pak Seung-zin 88'	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 13,792 Referee: Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic)

19 July 1966 1966 FWC	North Korea	1–0	Italy	Middlesbrough, England
19:30 BST	Pak Doo-ik 42'			Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 17,829 Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

23 July 1966 1966 FWC	Portugal	5–3	North Korea	Liverpool, England
15:00 BST	Eusébio 27', 43' (pen.), 56', 59' (pen.) José Augusto 80'		Pak Seung-zin 1' Li Dong-woon 22' Yang Seung-kook 25'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,248 Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)

1980

16 September 1980 1980 AC	North Korea	3–2	Bangladesh	Kuwait City, Kuwait
	Choi Jae-pil 44', 45' Kim Jong-man 90'		Chunnu 60' (pen.) Salahuddin 88'	Stadium: Sabah Al Salem Stadium

18 September 1980 1980 AC	North Korea	2–1	China	Kuwait City, Kuwait
				Stadium: Sabah Al Salem Stadium

24 September 1980 1980 AC	Iran	3–2	North Korea	Kuwait City, Kuwait
	Alidousti 27' Danaeifard 57' Fariba 60'		Hwang Sang-hoi 68' Pak Jong-hun 90'	Stadium: Sabah Al Salem Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

26 September 1980 1980 AC	North Korea	2–1	Syria	Kuwait City, Kuwait
				Stadium: Sabah Al Salem Stadium

28 September 1980 1980 AC	South Korea	2–1	North Korea	Kuwait City, Kuwait
	Chung Hae-won 80', 89'		Pak Jong-hun 19' (pen.)	Stadium: Sabah Al Salem Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

29 September 1980 1980 AC	Iran	3–0	North Korea	Kuwait City, Kuwait
	Fariba 49' Faraki 66', 76'			Stadium: Sabah Al Salem Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

1992

30 October 1992 1992 AC	North Korea	0–2	Iran	Onomichi, Japan
			Pious 30' Ghayeghran 80'	Stadium: Bingo Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

1 November 1992 1992 AC	Japan	1–1	North Korea	Hiroshima, Japan
	Nakayama 80'		Kim Gwang-Min 29' (pen.)	Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

3 November 1992 1992 AC	United Arab Emirates	2–1	North Korea	Hiroshima, Japan
	K. Saad 81' Bakhit 85'		Kim Gwang-Min 69'	Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

2000

25 March 2000 2000 AC Q	North Korea	0–0	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
18:45				Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 15,150 Referee: Yam-Ming Chan (Hong Kong)

27 March 2000 2000 AC Q	Malaysia	1–1	North Korea	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45	Yusof 58'		Ko Jong-Nam 6'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)

29 March 2000 2000 AC Q	Chinese Taipei	0–2	North Korea	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
18:45			Ryang Kyu-Sa 12', 21'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jerry Andre (Philippines)

4 April 2000 2000 AC Q	Thailand	5–3	North Korea	Bangkok, Thailand
18:30	Damrong-Ontrakul 34' Surasiang 35' Piturat 73' Noosarung 86' Thonkanya 88'		Ju Song-Il 28' Kim Ho-Gun 53' Ko Jong-Nam 60'	Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium

6 April 2000 2000 AC Q	North Korea	4–1	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
16:30	Ri Kyong-Min 16' Ryang Kyu-Sa 49' Ri Hyok-Choi 73', 84'		Ooi Hoe Guan 26'	Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium Attendance: 20,000

9 April 2000 2000 AC Q	North Korea	1–0	Chinese Taipei	Bangkok, Thailand
16:30	Ri Hyok-Choi 53'			Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium Attendance: 45,000

2003

24 March 2003 2004 AC Q	North Korea	2–0	India	Pyongyang, North Korea
	Choe So-Hyok 44', 70'

30 March 2003 2004 AC Q	India	1–1	North Korea	Margao, India
	Vijayan 29'		Choe Hyun-Yu 85'

4 September 2003 2004 AC Q	North Korea	0–1	Lebanon	Pyongyang, North Korea
			Farah 56'	Attendance: 95,000

27 October 2003 2004 AC Q	North Korea	1–3	Iran	Pyongyang, North Korea
15:00	Myong Song-Chol 61'		Karimi 47', 79' Navidkia 87'	Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

3 November 2003 2004 AC Q	Lebanon	1–1	North Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
	Hamieh 59'		Kim Yong-chol 62'

12 November 2003 2004 AC Q	Iran	3–0 Awarded	North Korea	Tehran, Iran
17:30	Daei 52' (pen.)			Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)

18 November 2003 2004 AC Q	Jordan	3–0	North Korea	Amman, Jordan
	Shelbaieh 7' Al-Shboul 89' Al-Zboun 90'

28 November 2003 2004 AC Q

North Korea

0–3
Awarded

Jordan

Pyongyang, North Korea

2004

18 February 2004 2006 FWC Q	Yemen	1–1	North Korea	Sana'a, Yemen
16:00	Al Selwi 73'		Hong Yong-jo 85'	Stadium: Althawra Sports City Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yousuf Husain (Bahrain)

31 March 2004 2006 FWC Q	North Korea	0–0	United Arab Emirates	Pyongyang, North Korea
16:00				Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Zhou Weixin (China PR)

9 June 2004 2006 FWC Q	Thailand	1–4	North Korea	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00	Senamuang 51'		Kim Yong-su 42', 71' Sin Yong-nam 52' Hong Yong-jo 67'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

8 September 2004 2006 FWC Q	North Korea	4–1	Thailand	Pyongyang, North Korea
16:00	An Yong-hak 49', 73' Hong Yong-jo 55' Ri Hyok-chol 60'		Suksomkit 72'	Stadium: Yanggakdo Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

13 October 2004 2006 FWC Q	North Korea	2–1	Yemen	Pyongyang, North Korea
15:30	Ri Han-jae 1' Hong Yong-jo 64'		Jaber 76'	Stadium: Yanggakdo Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

17 November 2004 2006 FWC Q	United Arab Emirates	1–0	North Korea	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:30	Obaid 58'			Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

2005

9 February 2005 2006 FWC Q	Japan	2–1	North Korea	Saitama, Japan
	Ogasawara 4' Oguro 90+1'		Nam Song-Chol 61'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

25 March 2005 2006 FWC Q	North Korea	1–2	Bahrain	Pyongyang, North Korea
	Pak Song-Gwan 63'		Ali 7', 58'	Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)

30 March 2005 2006 FWC Q	North Korea	0–2	Iran	Pyongyang, North Korea
			Mahdavikia 34' Nekounam 79'	Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)

3 June 2005 2006 FWC Q	Iran	1–0	North Korea	Tehran, Iran
	Rezaei 45'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

8 June 2005 2006 FWC Q	North Korea	0–2	Japan	Bangkok, Thailand
			Yanagisawa 67' Oguro 89'	Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

17 August 2005 2006 FWC Q	Bahrain	2–3	North Korea	Riffa, Bahrain
	Isa 49' Ali 54'		Choe Chol-Man 28' Kim Chol-Ho 43' An Chol-Hyok 90'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

2007

21 October 2007 2010 FWC Q	Mongolia	1–4	North Korea	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
13:00 UTC+8	Selenge 90+3'		Pak Chol-Min 14' Jong Chol-Min 24', 32', 81'	Stadium: National Sports Stadium Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

28 October 2007 2010 FWC Q	North Korea	5–1	Mongolia	Pyongyang, North Korea
16:00 UTC+9	Pak Chol-Min 3', 79' Kim Kuk-Jin 10' Jong Chol-Min 36' Jon Kwang-Ik 90+1'		Lkhümbengarav 41'	Stadium: Kim Il Sung Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)

2008

6 February 2008 2010 FWC Q	Jordan	0–1	North Korea	Amman, Jordan
17:00 UTC+2			Hong Yong-Jo 44'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

26 March 2008 2010 FWC Q	North Korea	0–0	South Korea	Shanghai, China
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

2 June 2008 2010 FWC Q	Turkmenistan	0–0	North Korea	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
17:00 UTC+5				Stadium: Ashgabat Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

7 June 2008 2010 FWC Q	North Korea	1–0	Turkmenistan	Pyongyang, North Korea
17:00 UTC+9	Choe Kum-Chol 72'			Stadium: Kim Il Sung Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

14 June 2008 2010 FWC Q	North Korea	2–0	Jordan	Pyongyang, North Korea
17:00 UTC+9	Hong Yong-Jo 44', 72'			Stadium: Yanggakdo Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

22 June 2008 2010 FWC Q	South Korea	0–0	North Korea	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 48,519 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

31 July 2008 2008 ACC	North Korea	3–0	Sri Lanka	Hyderabad, India
16:00	Peiris 5' (o.g.) Pak Song-Chol 9', 27'			Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

2 August 2008 2008 ACC	Nepal	0–1	North Korea	Hyderabad, India
18:30			Pak Song-Chol 39'	Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

4 August 2008 2008 ACC	North Korea	1–0	Myanmar	Hyderabad, India
18:30	Ro Hak-Su 15'			Stadium: Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

7 August 2008 2008 ACC	North Korea	0–1	Tajikistan	Hyderabad, India
19:30			Mukhidinov 39'	Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

13 August 2008 2008 ACC	Myanmar	0–4	North Korea	New Delhi, India
16:00			Pak Song-Chol 10', 12', 44' (pen.) Ro Hak-Su 53'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Khalid Al-Senan (United Arab Emirates)

6 September 2008 2010 FWC Q	United Arab Emirates	1–2	North Korea	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
22:15 UTC+4	Saeed 86'		Choe Kum-Chol 72' An Chol-Hyok 81'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

10 September 2008 2010 FWC Q	North Korea	1–1	South Korea	Shanghai, China
20:00 UTC+8	Hong Yong-Jo 64' (pen.)		Ki Sung-Yueng 69'	Stadium: Hongkou Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

15 October 2008 2010 FWC Q	Iran	2–1	North Korea	Tehran, Iran
17:00 UTC+3:30	Mahdavikia 9' Nekounam 63'		Jong Tae-Se 72'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

2009

11 February 2009 2010 FWC Q	North Korea	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Pyongyang, North Korea
15:00 UTC+9	Mun In-Guk 28'			Stadium: Kim Il-Sung Stadium Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

28 March 2009 2010 FWC Q	North Korea	2–0	United Arab Emirates	Pyongyang, North Korea
15:30 UTC+9	Pak Nam-Chol 51' Mun In-Guk 90+3'			Stadium: Kim Il-Sung Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

1 April 2009 2010 FWC Q	South Korea	1–0	North Korea	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Kim Chi-Woo 86'			Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

6 June 2009 2010 FWC Q	North Korea	0–0	Iran	Pyongyang, North Korea
17:00 UTC+9				Stadium: Yanggakdo Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

17 June 2009 2010 FWC Q	Saudi Arabia	0–0	North Korea	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3				Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

27 December 2009 2009 QIFT	Mali	0–1	North Korea	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+7			Choe Kum-Chol 54'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

30 December 2009 2009 QIFT	Qatar	0–1	North Korea	Doha, Qatar
15:15 UTC+7			Choe Kum-Chol 59'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

2010

Date	Location	Opponents	Score^[A]	Competition
2 January 2010	Doha	Iran	0 – 1	2009 QIFT
17 February 2010	Colombo	Turkmenistan	1 – 1	2010 ACC
19 February 2010	Colombo	Kyrgyzstan	4 – 0	2010 ACC
21 February 2010	Colombo	India	3 – 0	2010 ACC
24 February 2010	Colombo	Myanmar	5 – 0	2010 ACC
27 February 2010	Colombo	Turkmenistan	1 – 1 (5:4 pen)	2010 ACC
6 March 2010	Puerto La Cruz	Venezuela	1 – 2	Friendly
17 March 2010	Torreon	Mexico	1 – 2	Friendly
22 April 2010	Wiesbaden	South Africa	0 – 0	Friendly
15 May 2010	Nyon	Paraguay	0 – 1	Friendly
22 May 2010	Altach	Greece	2 – 2	Friendly
6 June 2010	Johannesburg	Nigeria	1 – 3	Friendly

2 January 2010 2009 QIFT	North Korea	0–1	Iran	Doha, Qatar
15:15 UTC+7			Mehrzad Madanchi 42'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

17 February 2010 2010 ACC	North Korea	1–1	Turkmenistan	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00	Ryang Yong-Gi 51'		Garadanow 36'	Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

19 February 2010 2010 ACC	Kyrgyzstan	0–4	North Korea	Colombo, Sri Lanka
16:00			Pak Song-Chol 29' Pak Kwang-Ryong 47' Choe Myong-Ho 65' Ri Chol-Myong 68'	Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

21 February 2010 2010 ACC	India	0–3	North Korea	Colombo, Sri Lanka
15:00			Ryang Yong-Gi 36', 72' Choe Chol-Man 57'	Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Tan Hai (China)

24 February 2010 2010 ACC	North Korea	5–0	Myanmar	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00	Choe Myong-Ho 6' Choe Chol-Man 12', 73' Pak Song-Chol 13' Kim Seong-Yong 85'			Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

27 February 2010 2010 ACC	Turkmenistan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	North Korea	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00	Şamyradow 33'		Ryang Yong-Gi 75'	Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
	Penalties
	Öwekow Garadanow Şamyradow Rejepow Nurmyradow Amanow		Pak Song-Chol Ryang Yong-Gi Chae Tu-Yong Pak Yong-Jin Ri Chol-Myong Ri Kwang-Hyok

15 June 2010 2010 FWC	Brazil	2–1	North Korea	Johannesburg, South Africa
20:30	Maicon 55' Elano 72'		Ji Yun-nam 89'	Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium Attendance: 54,331 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

21 June 2010 2010 FWC	Portugal	7–0	North Korea	Cape Town, South Africa
13:30	Meireles 29' Simão 53' Almeida 56' Tiago 60', 89' Liédson 81' Ronaldo 87'			Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 63,644 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

25 June 2010 2010 FWC	North Korea	0–3	Ivory Coast	Nelspruit, South Africa
16:00			Y. Touré 14' Romaric 20' Kalou 82'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Attendance: 34,763 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

2011

11 January 2011 2011 AC	North Korea	0–0	United Arab Emirates	Doha, Qatar
16:15		Report		Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 3,639 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

15 January 2011 2011 AC	Iran	1–0	North Korea	Doha, Qatar
16:15	Ansarifard 63'	Report		Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 6,488 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

19 January 2011 2011 AC	Iraq	1–0	North Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:15	Jassim 22'	Report		Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 4,111 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

7 April 2011 2012 ACC Q	North Korea	4–0	Sri Lanka	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:30	Choe Kum-Chol 2', 47' Ri Chol-Myong 5' Pak Nam-Chol 21'			Stadium: Halchowk Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

9 April 2011 2012 ACC Q	Nepal	0–1	North Korea	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:30			Jong Il-Gwan 31'	Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)

11 April 2011 2012 ACC Q	North Korea	2–0	Afghanistan	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:30	Choe Kum-Chol 45+1' Ri Chol-Myong 68'			Stadium: Halchowk Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

2 September 2011 2014 FWC Q	Japan	1–0	North Korea	Saitama, Japan
19:24 UTC+9	Yoshida 90+4'			Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

6 September 2011 2014 FWC Q	North Korea	1–0	Tajikistan	Pyongyang, North Korea
16:30 UTC+9	Pak Nam-Chol 14'			Stadium: Yanggakdo Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

11 October 2011 2014 FWC Q	North Korea	0–1	Uzbekistan	Pyongyang, North Korea
16:00 UTC+9			Geynrikh 26'	Stadium: Yanggakdo Stadium Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

11 November 2011 2014 FWC Q	Uzbekistan	1–0	North Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Kapadze 48'			Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 27,525 Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

15 November 2011 2014 FWC Q	North Korea	1–0	Japan	Pyongyang, North Korea
16:00 UTC+9	Pak Nam-Chol 50'			Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2012

29 February 2012 2014 FWC Q	Tajikistan	1–1	North Korea	Khujand, Tajikistan
13:30 UTC+5	Khamrakulov 61'		Jang Song-Hyok 54' (pen.)	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

9 March 2012 2012 ACC	North Korea	2–0	Philippines	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00	Pak Nam-Chol I 58' Jang Kuk-Chol 70'			Stadium: Halchowk Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

11 March 2012 2012 ACC	Tajikistan	0–2	North Korea	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00			Pak Nam-Chol I 4' Jang Kuk-Chol 86'	Stadium: Halchowk Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

13 March 2012 2012 ACC	North Korea	4–0	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00	Jon Kwang-Ik 3' Ri Kwang-Hyok 34' Pak Nam-Chol I 59' Ri Chol-Myong 70'			Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

16 March 2012 2012 ACC	North Korea	2–0	Palestine	Kathmandu, Nepal
18:30	Pak Kwang-Ryong 42', 68'			Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

19 March 2012 2012 ACC	Turkmenistan	1–2	North Korea	Kathmandu, Nepal
18:30	Şamyradow 2'		Jong Il-Gwan 36' Jang Song-Hyok 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2015

10 January 2015 2015 AC	Uzbekistan	1–0	North Korea	Sydney, Australia
	Sergeev 62'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 12,078 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

14 January 2015 2015 AC	North Korea	1–4	Saudi Arabia	Melbourne, Australia
	Ryang Yong-gi 12'	Report	Hazazi 37' Al-Sahlawi 52', 54' Al Abed 76'	Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 12,349 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

18 January 2015 2015 AC	China	2–1	North Korea	Canberra, Australia
	Sun Ke 1', 42'	Report	Gao Lin 57' (o.g.)	Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 18,457 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

11 June 2015 2018 FWC Q	Yemen	0–3 Awarded^{[note 1]}	North Korea	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3			So Hyon-uk 71'	Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

16 June 2015 2018 FWC Q	North Korea	4–2	Uzbekistan	Pyongyang, North Korea
17:00 UTC+9	Pak Kwang-ryong 4' Jang Kuk-chol 16' Ro Hak-su 34' Ri Hyok-chol 36'		Ismailov 53' Rashidov 79'	Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

3 September 2015 2018 FWC Q	Bahrain	0–1	North Korea	Riffa, Bahrain
18:40 UTC+3			Jong Il-gwan 42'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

8 October 2015 2018 FWC Q	North Korea	0–0	Philippines	Pyongyang, North Korea
16:00 UTC+8:30				Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

13 October 2015 2018 FWC Q	North Korea	1–0	Yemen	Pyongyang, North Korea
16:00 UTC+8:30	Jong Il-gwan 12' (pen.)			Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

12 November 2015 2018 FWC Q	Uzbekistan	3–1	North Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Sergeev 23' Geynrikh 65' Ahmedov 87'		Ri Hyok-chol 2'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 27,135 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

17 November 2015 2018 FWC Q	North Korea	2–0	Bahrain	Pyongyang, North Korea
15:30 UTC+8:30	Pak Kwang-ryong 45+1' (pen.) Jong Il-gwan 90+3'			Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

2016

29 March 2016 2018 FWC Q	Philippines	3–2	North Korea	Manila, Philippines
20:00 UTC+8	Bahadoran 43' Ott 84' Ramsay 90'		So Kyong-jin 45+2' Ri Hyok-chol 48'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,350 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

6 October 2016 Friendly	Vietnam	5–2	North Korea	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18:00 ICT	Anh 32' Vinh 50' Thanh 62' Trường 84' Lương 90'	Report	Pak Kwang-ryong 14', 52'	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

10 October 2016 Friendly	Philippines	1–3	North Korea	Manila, Philippines
20:00 PST	Ramsay 77'	Report	Pak Kwang-ryong 11' Pak Song-chol 38' Jong Il-gwan 68'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hoàng Anh Tuấn (Vietnam)

6 November 2016 2017 EAFF 2nd prelim rd	North Korea	2–0	Chinese Taipei	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
15:00 HKT	Jong Il-gwan 16' Sim Hyon-jin 87'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

9 November 2016 2017 EAFF 2nd prelim rd	Guam	0–2	North Korea	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
17:00 HKT		Report	So Hyon-uk 66' Pak Kwang-ryong 87'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolia)

12 November 2016 2017 EAFF 2nd prelim rd	Hong Kong	0–1	North Korea	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
18:00 HKT		Report	Jong Il-gwan 22'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 4,838 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

2017

6 June 2017 Friendly	Qatar	2–2	North Korea	Doha, Qatar
20:00 AST	Hassan 32' Afif 55'	Report	Pak Kwang-ryong 63' Kim Yu-song 72'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

13 June 2017 2019 ACQ	Hong Kong	1–1	North Korea	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 HKT	Tan Chun Lok 45'	Report	Kim Yu-song 46'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 8,194 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

14 July 2017 2017 King's Cup	Thailand	3–0	North Korea	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 ICT	Mongkol 40' Thitipan 77' Teeratep 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

16 July 2017 2017 King's Cup	Burkina Faso	3–3	North Korea	Bangkok, Thailand
	Zagré 44' L. Traoré 68', 73'	Report	Pak Song-chol 4' Myong Cha-hyon 66' (pen.) Rim Kwang-Hyok 82'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Zaw Khaing (Myanmar)

5 September 2017 2019 ACQ	North Korea	2–2	Lebanon	Pyongyang, North Korea
	Kim Yu-song 23' Ri Yong-jik 87'	Report	Mansour 47' Maatouk 90+4'	Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

10 October 2017 2019 ACQ	Lebanon	5–0	North Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
	El-Helwe 21' Maatouk 25' Ayass 50' Hamam 80' Ataya 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

10 November 2017 2019 ACQ	North Korea	4–1	Malaysia	Buriram, Thailand
	Pak Kwang-ryong 11' (pen.) Kim Yu-song 42' Kim Kyong-il 48' Jong Il-gwan 59'	Report	Safawi 66'	Stadium: Buriram Stadium Attendance: 287 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

13 November 2017 2019 ACQ	Malaysia	1–4	North Korea	Buriram, Thailand
	Safawi 85'	Report	Kim Yu-song 15', 20', 44' Pak Kwang-ryong 79'	Stadium: Buriram Stadium Attendance: 504 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

9 December 2017 2017 EAFF Final	Japan	1–0	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
19:15 JST	Ideguchi 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 20,806 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

12 December 2017 2017 EAFF Final	North Korea	0–1	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
16:30 JST		Report	Ri Yong-chol 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 5,477 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

16 December 2017 2017 EAFF Final	China	1–1	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
16:30 JST	Wei Shihao 28'	Report	Jong Il-gwan 81'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 18,272 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

2018

27 March 2018 2019 AC Q	North Korea	2–0	Hong Kong	Pyongyang, North Korea
17:00 UTC+8:30	Jong Il-gwan 19' Pak Kwang-ryong 25'	Report		Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

13 October 2018 Friendly	Uzbekistan	2–0	North Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UZT	Bikmaev 37', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

11 November 2018 2019 EAFF	North Korea	4–1	Mongolia	Taipei, Taiwan
14:10	Rim Kwang-hyok 8', 54' Kim Yu-song 29' Jong Il-gwan 64'	Report	Nyam-Osoryn 74'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

13 November 2018 2019 EAFF	Hong Kong	0–0	North Korea	Taipei, Taiwan
15:10		Report		Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 228 Referee: Dwi Purba Adi Wicaksana (Indonesia)

16 November 2018 2019 EAFF	Chinese Taipei	0–2	North Korea	Taipei, Taiwan
19:10		Report	Jong Il-gwan 48' Jang Kuk-chol 73'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

25 December 2018 Friendly	Vietnam	1–1	North Korea	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 NST	Nguyễn Tiến Linh 54'	Report	Jong Il-gwan 81'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

29 December 2018 Friendly	Bahrain	4–0	North Korea	Isa Town, Bahrain
20:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium Referee: Omar Al Yaqoubi (Oman)

2019

8 January 2019 Asian Cup G.S.	Saudi Arabia	4–0	North Korea	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00	Bahebri 28' Al-Fatil 37' Al-Dawsari 70' Al-Muwallad 87'	Report		Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

13 January 2019 Asian Cup G.S.	North Korea	0–6	Qatar	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
15:00		Report	Ali 9', 11', 55', 60' Khoukhi 43' A. Hassan 68'	Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 452 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

17 January 2019 Asian Cup G.S.	Lebanon	4–1	North Korea	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
20:00	F. Michel Melki 27' El-Helwe 65', 90+8' Maatouk 80' (pen.)	Report	Pak Kwang-ryong 9'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 4,332 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

7 June 2019 Friendly	Uzbekistan	4–0	North Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21:00 UTC+6	Ahmedov 29' (pen.) Abdukholiqov 65' Sergeev 68' Tursunov 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

8 July 2019 Intercontinental Cup	Syria	5–2	North Korea	Ahmedabad, India
20:00	Al Hamwi 41', 61' Marmour 56', 65' Al-Khatib 90'	AIFF	Jong Il-gwan 3' Ri Il-jin 78'	Stadium: TransStadia Arena Attendance: 7,293 Referee: Venkatesh Ramachandran (India)

13 July 2019 Intercontinental Cup	India	2–5	North Korea	Ahmedabad, India
20:00	Chhangte 51' Chhetri 71'	AIFF	Jong Il-gwan 8', 28' Sim Hyon-jin 16' Ri Un-chol 63' Ri Hyong-jin 90+2'	Stadium: TransStadia Arena Attendance: 9,590 Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

15 July 2019 Intercontinental Cup	North Korea	1–0	Tajikistan	Ahmedabad, India
20:00	Ri Hyong-jin 33'	AIFF		Stadium: TransStadia Arena Attendance: 634 Referee: Venkatesh Ramachandran (India)

19 July 2019 Intercontinental Cup	Tajikistan	0–1	North Korea	Ahmedabad, India
20:00		AIFF FFT	Pak Hyon-il 71'	Stadium: TransStadia Arena Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

5 September 2019 2022 FWC Q	North Korea	2–0	Lebanon	Pyongyang, North Korea
17:30 UTC+9	Jong Il-gwan 7', 56'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

10 September 2019 2022 FWC Q	Sri Lanka	0–1	North Korea	Colombo, Sri Lanka
		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jang Kuk-chol 67'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 1,258 Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

15 October 2019 2022 FWC Q	North Korea	0–0	South Korea	Pyongyang, North Korea
		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

14 November 2019 2022 FWC Q	Turkmenistan	3–1	North Korea	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
16:00 UTC+5	Titow 23' Amanow 73' Orazsähedow 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Han Kwang-song 90+3'	Stadium: Ashgabat Stadium Attendance: 26,100 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

19 November 2019 2022 FWC Q	Lebanon	0–0	North Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
19:00 UTC+2		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

2020

26 March 2020 2022 FWC Q	North Korea	–	Sri Lanka	Pyongyang, North Korea
				Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium

4 June 2020 2022 FWC Q	South Korea	–	North Korea	Seoul, South Korea
				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

9 June 2020 2022 FWC Q	North Korea	–	Turkmenistan	Pyongyang, North Korea
				Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium

Notes

^ FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen by 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.^[2]

References

^ "North Korea qualify for World Cup". BBC. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ "Yemen sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA. 6 July 2015.

External links

[3] FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen by 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.^[2]

[1] "North Korea qualify for World Cup". BBC. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[2] "Yemen sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA. 6 July 2015.

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