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Qatar vs North Korea: match report

Qatar hosted North Korea at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday 20 March 2025, in the WCQ - AFC (round 7). Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray is the referee.

Result and scorers

Qatar 5-1 North Korea. Goals: Akram Afif 17' for Qatar; Ahmed Al-Ganehi 23' for Qatar; Kim Yu-Song 34' (own goal) for Qatar; Ahmed Alrawi 56' for Qatar; Ahmed Alaaeldin 66' for Qatar; Kwang-Hun Pak 86' for North Korea. Attendance: 10,375.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 11' Yellow card: Hwi-Nam Jong (North Korea)
  • 17' Goal: Akram Afif (Qatar)
  • 23' Goal: Ahmed Al-Ganehi (Qatar)
  • 34' Own goal: Kim Yu-Song (Qatar)
  • 49' Yellow card: Kim Kuk-Jin (North Korea)
  • 56' Goal: Ahmed Alrawi (Qatar)
  • 65' Yellow card: Jo-Guk Ri (North Korea)
  • 66' Goal: Ahmed Alaaeldin (Qatar)
  • 86' Goal: Kwang-Hun Pak (North Korea)
  • 90'+4' Yellow card: Tarek Salman (Qatar)

Line-ups

Qatar 3-4-3

Coach: Luis Garcia

  1. 22 Meshaal Barsham GK
  2. 5 Tarek Salman DEF
  3. 12 Lucas Mendes DEF
  4. 13 Murad Naji DEF
  5. 2 Pedro Miguel DEF
  6. 17 Mostafa Meshaal MID
  7. 20 Ahmed Fathi MID
  8. 14 Homam Elamin MID
  9. 18 Ahmed Al Ganehi FWD
  10. 15 Ahmed Al-Rawi FWD
  11. 10 Akram Afif FWD

Bench

  • 4 Ahmed Suhail DEF
  • 8 Jassem Gaber MID
  • 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin FWD
  • 3 Abdelkarim Hasan Fadlalla DEF
  • 9 Edmilson Junior FWD
  • 1 Mahmud Abunada GK
  • 21 Salah Zakaria GK
  • 23 Abdullah Yousif DEF
  • 16 Boualem Khoukhi DEF
  • 6 Abdulaziz Hatem MID
  • 18 Mohamed Surag MID
  • 11 Yusuf Abdurisag FWD

North Korea 4-4-2

Coach: Yong-Nam Sin

  1. 1 Ju-Hyok Kang GK
  2. 2 Jin-Hyuk Kim DEF
  3. 5 Hwi-Nam Jong DEF
  4. 16 Yu-Song Kim
  5. 19 Sung-Hye Kim DEF
  6. 20 Chung-Song Paek MID
  7. 15 Myong-Song Ro MID
  8. 17 Kuk-Chol Kang II MID
  9. 10 Il-Song Ri MID
  10. 7 Kuk-Jin Kim FWD
  11. 9 Jo-Guk Ri FWD

Bench

  • 12 Ryong Choe DEF
  • 22 Chung-Guk Han MID
  • 13 Kuk Choe FWD
  • 11 Kwang-Hun Pak FWD
  • 14 Kwang-Myong Ri FWD
  • 18 Kil-Ryong Hong
  • 21 Kwang-Jun Yu GK
  • 3 Kuk-Chol Jang DEF
  • 23 Kum-Song Jong DEF
  • 4 Kum-Chol Ri MID
  • 6 Tam Kye MID
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 10 September 2024: North Korea 2-2 Qatar
  • Sunday 13 January 2019: North Korea 0-6 Qatar
  • Tuesday 6 June 2017: Qatar 2-2 North Korea
  • Wednesday 30 December 2009: Qatar 0-1 North Korea