North Korea vs Qatar, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

North Korea

19': Ri Il-Song
28': Jang Kuk-Chol
51': Kang Kuk-Chol II

FT
2 - 2

Qatar

31': Akram Afif (P)
44': Almoez Ali

About

North Korea are hosting Qatar at Lao National Stadium KM16, Vientiene, Laos, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

19': Ri Il-Song (North Korea) Goal at 19'
22': Tarek Salman (Qatar) Yellow Card at 22'
28': Jang Kuk-Chol (North Korea) Red Card at 28'
31': Akram Afif (Qatar) Penalty - Scored at 31'
32': Jong Kum-Song (North Korea) Substitution at 32'
34': Kim Pom-Hyok (North Korea) Yellow Card at 34'
36': Ibrahim Al Hassan (Qatar) Yellow Card at 36'
37': Ismail Mohamad (Qatar) Substitution at 37'
38': Abdelrahman Moustafa (Qatar) Substitution at 38'
44': Almoez Ali (Qatar) Goal at 44'
45': Ahmed Alrawi (Qatar) Substitution at 45'
50': Kim Kuk-Jin (North Korea) Substitution at 50'
51': Kang Kuk-Chol II (North Korea) Goal at 51'
69': Mohammed Waad (Qatar) Substitution at 69'
74': Edmílson Junior (Qatar) Substitution at 74'
82': Kang Ju-Hyok (North Korea) Yellow Card at 82'
82': Choe Ju-Song (North Korea) Substitution at 82'
90'+4': Ri Il-Song (North Korea) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

QAT		PRK
14	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	4
73.1	Possession	26.9
23	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
6	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Lao National Stadium KM16
Location: Vientiene, Laos
Attendance: 140

WCQ - AFC Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Uzbekistan	2	+2	6
2	Iran	2	+2	6
3	United Arab Emirates	2	+1	3
4	North Korea	2	-1	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

North Korea (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kang Ju-Hyok (GK)
16	Kim Yu-Song
3	Jang Kuk-Chol
4	Kim Pom-Hyok
14	Choe Ok-Chol
17	Kang Kuk-Chol II
22	Kim Kuk-Bom
13	Ri Il-Song
20	Paek Chung-Song
9	Ri Jo-Guk
10	Han Kwang-Song

North Korea Substitutes:

Jong Il-Gwan, Hun Ri, Sin Tae-Song, Yu Kwang-Jun, Tam Kye, Kim Jin-Hyok, Jong Kum-Song, Kim Kuk-Jin, Ri Un-Chol, Kwang-Hun Pak, Kim Sung-Hye, Choe Ju-Song.

Qatar (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Meshaal Barsham (GK)
5	Tarek Salman
3	Lucas Mendes
2	Ró-Ró
13	Ibrahim Al Hassan
8	Jassem Abdulsallam
20	Ahmed Fathi
14	Homam Ahmed
12	Abdulla Badr Alyazidi
19	Almoez Ali
10	Akram Afif

Qatar Substitutes:

Abdulaziz Hatem, Edmílson Junior, Assim Madibo, Ismail Mohamad, Mohammed Waad, Mohamed Ayash, Salah Zakaria, Yusuf Abdurisag, Abdelrahman Moustafa, Saad Al-Sheeb, Ahmed Alrawi, Bassam Al-Rawi.

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