The North Korea women's national football team has represented North Korea (Korea DPR) at the FIFA Women's World Cup at four stagings of the tournament; they appeared in every edition from 1999 to 2011.
FIFA Women's World Cup Finals record | ||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |||
![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | ||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | ||
![]() | Banned | |||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | Withdrew | |||||||||
![]() | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | 4/10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 |
FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
![]() | Group stage | 20 June | ![]() | L 1–2 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena |
24 June | ![]() | W 3–1 | Civic Stadium, Portland | ||
27 June | ![]() | L 0–3 | Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough | ||
![]() | Group stage | 20 September | ![]() | W 3–0 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
25 September | ![]() | L 0–1 | |||
28 September | ![]() | L 0–3 | Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus | ||
![]() | Group stage | 11 September | ![]() | D 2–2 | Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu |
14 September | ![]() | W 2–0 | |||
18 September | ![]() | L 1–2 | Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin | ||
Quarter-finals | 22 September | ![]() | L 0–3 | Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan | |
![]() | Group stage | 28 June | ![]() | L 0–2 | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden |
2 July | ![]() | L 0–1 | Impuls Arena, Augsburg | ||
6 July | ![]() | D 0–0 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum |
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.67 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0.00 |
Total | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 23.08 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
North Korea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Jo ![]() | Report |
North Korea ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Johansen ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Nigeria ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Jin Pyol-hui ![]() Ri Un-gyong ![]() |
Sweden ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Svensson ![]() | Report |
North Korea ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Wambach ![]() Reddick ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
United States ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Wambach ![]() O'Reilly ![]() | Report | Kil Son-Hui ![]() Kim Yong-Ae ![]() |
North Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kim Kyong-Hwa ![]() Ri Kum-Suk ![]() | Report |
North Korea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Ri Un Suk ![]() | Report | Schelin ![]() |
Germany ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Garefrekes ![]() Lingor ![]() Krahn ![]() | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Cheney ![]() Buehler ![]() | Report |
North Korea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Dahlkvist ![]() |
Player | Goals | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 |
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Jin Pyol-hui | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
Jo Song-ok | 2 | 2 | |||
Kim Kum-sil | 1 | 1 | |||
Ri Un-gyong | 1 | 1 | |||
Ri Kum-suk | 1 | 1 | |||
Kim Kyong-hwa | 1 | 1 | |||
Kil Son-hui | 1 | 1 | |||
Ri Un-suk | 1 | 1 | |||
Kim Yong-ae | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Group A of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the teams from Germany, Canada, Nigeria and France. The games were played on 26 June, 30 June and 5 July 2011. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.
Group B of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the teams from Japan, New Zealand, Mexico and England. The games were played on 27 June, 1 July and 5 July 2011. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.
Group C of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the teams from the United States, North Korea, Colombia, and Sweden. The games were played on 28 June, 2 July, and 6 July 2011. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage. Sweden, North Korea and the United States were drawn together for the third World Cup in succession, with the latter pair also in the same group in 1999.
Group B was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on September 11 and its last matches were played on September 18. Most matches were played at the Chengdu Sports Center in Chengdu. All four teams in this group were drawn to Group A in the previous edition, the first time in FIFA tournament's history.
Group C of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations, consisting of Argentina, Canada, Germany and Japan. It began on September 20 and its last matches were played on September 27. Most matches were played at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus. Germany won every match, while Argentina failed to win a match. Despite beating Argentina 6–0, Japan failed to advance, while a young Canada team surprisingly made the second round.
The knockout stage of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States. It began on October 1, 2003, and ended with the final at the Home Depot Center, Carson, California on October 12, 2003. Germany, China, Norway, Brazil, Canada, Russia, Sweden, and defending champions United States. Canada, Germany, Sweden and the United States made it to the semi-finals. Sweden beat Canada 2–1 to reach the final, while Germany overcame the host country 3–0. The United States beat its neighbors for third place, and Germany beat Sweden 2–1 in the final in extra time.
The Australia women's national soccer team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. Australia co-hosted the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. The Matildas automatically qualified as co-host, and the Matildas finished fourth overall.
The United States women's national soccer team is the most successful women's national team in the history of the Women's World Cup, having won four titles, earning second-place once and third-place finishes three times. The United States is one of five countries including Germany, Japan, Norway, and Spain to win a FIFA Women's World Cup.. The United States was also the only team that played the maximum number of matches possible in every tournament until they got eliminated in the round of 16 in 2023.
The Cameroon women's national football team has represented Cameroon at the FIFA Women's World Cup on two occasions, in 2015 and 2019.
The Ghana women's national football team has represented Ghana at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions: in 1999, 2003, and 2007.
The Nigeria women's national football team has represented Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup at all nine stagings of the tournament, one of seven teams to do so. Despite the rich history, however, Nigeria's successes have been rather modest, having only progressed to the knockout phase in three occasions.
The Brazil women's national football team has represented Brazil at the FIFA Women's World Cup on all ten occasions to date. As the most successful women's national football team in South America, Brazil is also the best-performing South American team at the FIFA Women's World Cup, reaching two podium finishes. Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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The knockout stage of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on June 30 with the quarter-finals and ended on July 10, 1999, with the final match, held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. A total of eight teams advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.
The Canada women's national soccer team has represented Canada at eight of the nine staging's of the FIFA Women's World Cup. The inaugural tournament in 1991 is currently the only edition for which they failed to qualify.
The Argentina women's national football team has represented Argentina at the FIFA Women's World Cup at four stagings of the tournament, in 2003, 2007, 2019 and 2023.
The Russia women's national football team has represented Russia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on two occasions, in 1999 and 2003.
The Mexico women's national football team has represented Mexico at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions, in 1999, 2011, and 2015.
Italy have participated 13 times at UEFA Women's Championship.