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Competitive history
1964 Olympic football tournament
Korea DPR qualified for 1964 Olympic football tournament but withdrew.1966 World Cup
Korea DPR's most notable result in international play came in the 1966 World Cup at Middlesbrough F.C. home Ayresome Park, when the team upset Italy 1-0 to gain a spot in the quarterfinals. There, they lost 5-3 to Portugal despite taking a 3-0 lead in the 24th minute. The North Korean team was the first Asian team to progress beyond the first round of the World Cup finals. The documentary film The Game of Their Lives by Daniel Gordon is about the seven surviving members in 2002 of the 1966 national team.1976 Olympic football tournament
Korea DPR reached quarter-finals at 1976 Olympic football tournament.1978 Asian Games
Korea DPR won gold medals at the Asian Games football tournament in 1978.2006 World Cup qualification
In March 2005, Korea DPR entered a match with Iran with limited chances of qualifying for the World Cup finals due to poor performance in early fixtures. During the match hosted in Pyongyang, North Korean fans became enraged when the referee failed to award North Korea with a penalty kick after a controversial play near the end of the match. Demanding a penalty, they rushed Syrian referee Mohamed Kousa, who instead gave a North Korean player a red card. Bottles, stones and chairs were thrown on to the field following the play. After the match was over, North Korean fans refused to let the Iranian team leave the stadium on their team bus. The violence was so severe that riot police were forced to step in to force back the crowd.[1] Following this incident, North Korea lost its right to host the subsequent home match with Japan and the game was instead played in an empty stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]2010 World Cup
Qualification
Korea DPR had to enter the 2010 World Cup qualification from the first round, where they faced Mongolia. On October 21, 2007 they beat the Mongolian opponents 4–1 in Ulan-Bator, with Pak Chol-Min scoring one goal and Jong Chol-Min adding a hat trick. One week later, on the 28th of October, the teams met again, this time at the Kim Il-Sung Stadium in Pyongyang. Korea DPR won the game with a score of 5–1. Pak Chol-Min opened the score after 3 minutes, Kim Kuk-Jin added another goal in the 10th minute. Jong Chol-Min, again Pak Chol-Min and Jong Kwang-Ik secured a 9–2 aggregate win for the DPRK to advance to the third round.At the third round, DPRK opened their campaign against Jordan in Amman. The visitors won the game 1–0 with Hong Yong-Jo scoring the winner after 44 minutes. The following matches, DPRK won against Jordan and Turkmenistan at home and tied Korea Republic both home and away to advance to the final round.
The two Koreas faced each other in a 2010 FIFA World Cup 3rd round Asian Qualification match. It was originally planned to be held in Pyongyang on March 26, 2008. The North Korean government decided that the South's national anthem would not be played, nor would the DPRK allow the South's national flag to be displayed at the game. South Korea was outraged by the decision. After three failed negotiation attempts by the South Korean football association, South Korea turned to FIFA for the official ruling. After FIFA intervention, the match was played in Shanghai, China, on March 26, 2008, and it ended 0-0.[3]
In the final round of qualifying, DPRK finished in second place in Group B behind leaders Korea Republic ahead of Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In their first match, DPRK scored a valuable away win against the UAE. Against the run of play, DPRK scored two goals with Choe Kum Chol scoring in the 72nd minute and An Chol Hyok clinching the win in the 80th minute. Basheer Saeed scored a consolation goal for the hosts in the 85th minute.[4] The second match was the third encounter in qualifying against Korea Republic at the neutral venue of Shanghai which ended in a 1–1 draw, the third time in a row that the match ended in a draw between the two teams. Hong Yong-Jo converted a penalty to put the North Koreans ahead in the 63rd minute, but Ki Sung-Yeung equalised for the visitors five minutes later. [5][6]
DPRK's unbeaten record in the final qualification stage came to an end with an away loss to Iran. Mehdi Mahdavikia headed the hosts into a ninth-minute lead when he picked up a pass from Mojtaba Jabbari from outside the penalty area. Javad Nekonam doubled up in the 65th minute when he latched onto team-mate Masoud Shojaei's pass, this time from inside the penalty area. Korea DPR's consolation goal came from a 70th-minute header from Jong Tae-Se.[7] In their fourth match against Saudi Arabia, Korea DPR underlined their status as Asia's dark horses by upsetting Saudi Arabia. Mun In-Guk scored the only goal in the first half, much to the delight of the 70,000-plus home crowd.[8] The result moved the North Koreans up to second in Pool B with seven points from four matches. North Korea's next win was against UAE which made them leaders of the group with 10 points.
On April 1, the stalemate between the two Koreas was broken when DPRK lost 1-0 to their southern neighbours in a match held in Seoul.[9] The North Korean coach later suggested during a news conference that the South Koreans poisoned their squad.[10]
A draw against Iran in Pyongyang complicated matters for Korea DPR who had 11 points from 7 matches and one game left to play.[11] A win against Saudi Arabia would earn them direct qualification, as would a tie (due to goal differential versus Saudi Arabia) so long as Iran drew or lost their last match. A loss would have meant they were at the mercy of the result in the Iran-South Korea game.
On 17 June 2009, North Korea qualified[12] for the 2010 World Cup by securing a draw with Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.[13] North Korea and Saudi Arabia finished level with 12 points each, but the North Koreans had a superior goal difference.
Finals
On the 4th December 2009, the World Cup 2010 draw put Korea DPR in a group with Brazil, Ivory Coast and Portugal.[14] This is North Korea's second World Cup finals, the first since 1966 where they reached the quarter-finals.[15]Kit
The kit for North Korea has always been an all-red kit. The away kit has been an all-white kit.During two friendly matches against Venezuela in March, they wore Venezuela's away kit, with the crest of the Venezuelan team covered, since their uniforms were lost during the flight.
The 2010 kit is unknown, and although Korea DPR has worn a Astore kit, Astore will not be the provider. It is rumored that Legea may provide kits, but Pirma are another company that may provide kits. ERKE, Admiral, Hummel, Nike, Adidas, and Umbro.
Competitive records
FIFA World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 to 1962 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1966 | Quarter-finals | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1970 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 to 1994 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 to 2002 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2010 | Qualified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 2/19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
AFC Asian Cup
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 to 1972 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | Withdrew after qualifying | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1980 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| 1984 | Suspended | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1992 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1996 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 to 2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Banned from qualifying | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2011 | Qualified | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 3/15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
AFC Challenge Cup
- 2008 - 3rd place
- 2010 - Winners
East Asian Cup
- 2003 - Withdrew
- 2005 - Third place in Final Tournament
- 2008 - Fourth Place in Final Tournament
- 2010 - Did not qualify
Current squad
The following 23-man squad was selected for the World Cup list. Caps and goals updated as May 25, 2010Numbers used at the last friendly match, not confirmed as official World Cup numbers
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Recent Call Ups
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Next Games
- May 25, 2010, Altach, Austria:
Greece 2 vs 2 
Korea DPR - June 4, 2010, South Africa:
Nigeria vs Korea DPR - June 15, 2010, Johannesburg, South Africa:
Brazil vs Korea DPR - June 21, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa:
Portugal vs Korea DPR - June 25, 2010, Nelspruit, South Africa: Korea DPR vs
Côte d'Ivoire
| North Korea squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup | ||
|---|---|---|
1 Lee Chan‑Myung • 2 Pak Li‑Sup • 3 Shin Yung‑Kyoo • 4 Kang Bong‑Chil • 5 Lim Zoong‑Sun • 6 Im Seung‑Hwi • 7 Pak Doo‑Ik • 8 Pak Seung‑Zin • 9 Lee Keun‑Hak • 10 Kang Ryong‑Woon • 11 Han Bong‑Zin • 12 Kim Seung‑Il • 13 Oh Yoon‑Kyung • 14 Ha Jung‑Won • 15 Yang Seung‑Kook • 16 Lee Dong‑Woon • 17 Kim Bong‑Hwan • 18 Ke Seung‑Woon • 19 Kim Yung‑Kil • 20 Ryoo Chang‑Kil • 21 An Se‑Bok • 22 Lee Chi‑An • Coach: Myung Rae‑hyun |  | |
References
- ^ "N Korea football violence erupts". BBC News. March 30, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4395117.stm. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ Peck, Grant (June 7, 2005). "No fans allowed at Japan, North Korea qualifying match". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2005-06-07-nkorea-japan_x.htm. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ fifa.com: DPR Korea-Korea Republic to take place in Shanghai
- ^ fifa.com: United Arab Emirates - Korea DPR 1:2 (0:0)
- ^ fifa.com: Korean draw in Shanghai
- ^ fifa.com:Korea DPR - Korea Republic 1:1 (0:0)
- ^ fifa.com: Iran - Korea DPR 2:1 (1:0)
- ^ fifa.com: Korea DPR - Saudi Arabia 1:0 (1:0)
- ^ fifa.com: Korea Republic - Korea DPR 1:0 (0:0)
- ^ independent.co.uk: South Korea reject North Korea poisoning claim
- ^ fifa.com: Korea DPR - Iran 0:0
- ^ news.bbc.co.uk: North Korea qualify for World Cup
- ^ fifa.com: Saudi Arabia - Korea DPR 0:0
- ^ "North Korea qualify for World Cup". BBC Sport. 2009-06-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8106203.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "North Korea revive World Cup memories". BBC News. 2009-06-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8107875.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
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