North Korea national football team results (2020–present)

Last updated September 22, 2025

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

2021

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

16 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification	Syria	1–0	North Korea	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3	Al Somah 37' (pen.)	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	Win Naing Tun 77'	Report	Jong Il-gwan 30', 54', 56' Choe Ju-song 34' (pen.) Han Kwang-song 38' Ri Hyong-jin 70'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2024

21 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	1–0	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
19:23 UTC+9	Tanaka 2'	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	Jong Il-Gwan 90+2'	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	Ri Il-song 12' Ri Jo-guk 16', 43', 87' (pen.)	Report	Wai Lin Aung 57'	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	Olwan	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	Masharipov 20'	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	Ri Il-song 19' Kang Kuk-chol 52'	Report	Afif 31' (pen.) Ali 44'	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	Al-Ghassani 66'	Report	Jong Il-gwan 86'	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	Brauzman 11'	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	Taremi 56' (o.g.) Kim Yu-song 59'	Report	Ghayedi 29' Mohebi 41', 45'	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	Fayzullaev 44'	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

17 February 2025 Friendly	Kazakhstan	0–2	North Korea	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3		Report	Ri Il-song 70', 90+5'	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	5–1	North Korea	Doha, Qatar
21:15 UTC+3	Afif 17' Al Ganehi 23' Kim Yu-song 34' (o.g.) Al-Rawi 56' Alaaeldin 66'	Report	Pak Kwang-hun 86'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 10,375 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

25 March 2025 2026 World Cup qualification	North Korea	1–2	United Arab Emirates	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia^{[note 5]}
21:15 UTC+3	Kim Yu-song 43'	Report	Lima 5' Adil 90+8'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium Attendance: 223 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

5 June 2025 2026 World Cup qualification	North Korea	2–2	Kyrgyzstan	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:15 UTC+3	Pak Kwang-hun 44' Ri Jo-guk 52'	Report	Alykulov 57' Kim Sung-hye 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

10 June 2025 2026 World Cup qualification	Iran	3–0	North Korea	Tehran, Iran
19:30 UTC+3:30	Mohebi 74' Taremi 77' Hosseinzadeh 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Azadi Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Head-to-head record

As of 10 June 2025after the match against Iran .

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Iran	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	000.00
Japan	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	000.00
Jordan	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Kazakhstan	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Kyrgyzstan	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Myanmar	2	2	0	0	10	2	+8	100.00
Qatar	2	0	1	1	3	7	−4	000.00
Syria	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
United Arab Emirates	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Uzbekistan	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	000.00
Total	20	4	5	11	24	31	−7	020.00

Notes

↑ 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

↑ "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.
↑ "Football: North Korea not to host World Cup qualifier vs Japan". The Mainichi. Archived from the original on 2024-04-01.
↑ "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 . 16 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
↑ "North Korea v UAE to be held in Riyadh". Gulf News . 6 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

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[Syria-4] Syria played their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Syrian civil war.

[8] 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]

[North_Korea-10] 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]

[North_Korea_Round_3-12] 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_2-14] North Korea chose Riyadh as their home site for their match against United Arab Emirates due to "security concerns".^[9]

[1] "Korea DPR - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.

[2] "North Korea national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 30 March 2024.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: North Korea". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

[5] "Football: North Korea not to host World Cup qualifier vs Japan". The Mainichi. Archived from the original on 2024-04-01.

[6] "Update on Korea DPR v Japan World Cup qualifying match". FIFA . 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

[7] "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.

[9] "World Cup qualifier in North Korea scrapped again; DPRK to face Syria in Laos". NK News . 20 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[11] "North Korea moves World Cup qualifier from Pyongyang due to 'security concerns'". NK News . 16 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[13] "North Korea v UAE to be held in Riyadh". Gulf News . 6 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

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North Korea national football team results (2020–present)

Contents

Fixtures and results

2021

2023

2024

2025

Head-to-head record

Notes

References