This article provides details of international football games played by the North Korea national football team from 2020 to present.[1][2][3]
Fixtures and results
edit2021
edit| 3 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | North Korea  | Cancelled |  Sri Lanka | South Korea |
| 7 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | South Korea  | Cancelled | North Korea | South Korea |
| 15 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | North Korea | Cancelled |  Turkmenistan | South Korea |
2023
edit| 16 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification | Syria  | 1–0 | North Korea | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium[note 1] Attendance: 4,285 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia) |
| 21 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification | Myanmar  | 1–6 | North Korea | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 16:00 UTC+6:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
2024
edit| 21 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | Japan  | 1–0 | North Korea | Tokyo, Japan |
| 19:23 UTC+9 |
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 59,354 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 26 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | 0–3 Awarded[note 2] | Japan | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report | Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium |
| 6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | Syria | Vientiane, Laos[note 3] |
| 20:00 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar) |
| 11 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | 4–1 | Myanmar | Vientiane, Laos |
| 20:00 UTC+7 |
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Report |
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Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 141 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China) |
| 27 August 2024 Friendly | Jordan  | 0–0 | North Korea | Amman, Jordan |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Petra Stadium Attendance: 0 | ||
| Note: The match was held behind closed doors. | ||||
| 29 August 2024 Friendly | Jordan | 2–1 | North Korea | Amman, Jordan |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 0 | ||
| Note: The match was held behind closed doors. | ||||
| 5 September 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | Uzbekistan  | 1–0 | North Korea | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 19:00 UTC+5 |
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Report | Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 24,205 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
| 10 September 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | 2–2 |  Qatar | Vientiane, Laos[note 4] |
| 19:00 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 140 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
| 10 October 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | United Arab Emirates  | 1–1 | North Korea | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| 20:00 UTC+4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| 15 October 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | Kyrgyzstan  | 1–0 | North Korea | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 20:00 UTC+6 |
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Report | Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 9,769 Referee: Khaled Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
| 14 November 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | 2–3 |  Iran | Vientiane, Laos |
| 19:00 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan) |
| 19 November 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | 0–1 | Uzbekistan | Vientiane, Laos |
| 19:00 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 166 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait) |
| 8 December 2024 2025 EAFF E-1 preliminary | Guam  | Cancelled | North Korea | Mong Kok, Hong Kong |
| 14:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium | |||
| Note: North Korea withdrew shortly after the draw | ||||
| 14 December 2024 2025 EAFF E-1 preliminary | North Korea | Cancelled |  Macau | Mong Kok, Hong Kong |
| 14:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium | |||
| Note: North Korea withdrew shortly after the draw | ||||
2025
edit| 17 February 2025 Friendly | Kazakhstan  | 0–2 | North Korea | Antalya, Turkey |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Titanic Deluxe Belek Football Center Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey) |
| 14 March 2025 Friendly | Jordan | 1–1 | North Korea | Amman, Jordan |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 20 March 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | Qatar | v | North Korea | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| 25 March 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | v | United Arab Emirates | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[note 5] |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium |
| 5 June 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | v | Kyrgyzstan | TBD |
| --:-- |
| 10 June 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | Iran | v | North Korea | Tehran, Iran |
| --:-- UTC+3:30 | Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Head-to-head record
edit- As of 14 March 2025 after the match against
Jordan.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Japan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Jordan
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Kazakhstan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Kyrgyzstan
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Myanmar
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 100.00 |
| Qatar
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Syria
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 50.00 |
| United Arab Emirates
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 25.00 |
Notes
edit- ^ Syria played their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Syrian civil war.
- ^ North Korea were originally scheduled to play host to Japan in Kim Il-sung Stadium. However, North Korea then decided against hosting it due to "a malignant infectious disease" spreading in Japan.[4] Due to the time gap and North Korea's inability to provide an alternative venue, FIFA subsequently decided that the match shall neither be played nor rescheduled, and the matter will be decided by FIFA Disciplinary Committee.[5] It was later announced that Japan would be awarded a 0–3 victory by forfeit.[6]
- ^ Following the incident over North Korea's refusal to host a home game against Japan, North Korea will play their home matches in a neutral ground, per Syria's request.[7]
- ^ The North Korean team confirmed to move the venue to Vientiane for the matches against Qatar and Iran due to "security concerns".[8]
- ^ North Korea chose Riyadh as their home site for their match against United Arab Emirates due to "security concerns".[9]
References
edit- ^ "Korea DPR - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
- ^ "North Korea national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 30 March 2024.
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: North Korea". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
- ^ https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240321/p2g/00m/0sp/065000c Archived 2024-04-01 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
- ^ "Update on Korea DPR v Japan World Cup qualifying match". FIFA. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "FIFA規律委員会の決定について 3.26 SAMURAI BLUE 対 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表（平壌）～FIFAワールドカップ26アジア2次予選 兼 AFCアジアカップサウジアラビア2027予選～". Japan Football Association. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "World Cup qualifier in North Korea scrapped again; DPRK to face Syria in Laos". NK News. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "North Korea moves World Cup qualifier from Pyongyang due to 'security concerns'". NK News. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "North Korea v UAE to be held in Riyadh". Gulf News. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.