North Korea vs Qatar, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

North Korea

19': Ri Il-Song
28': Jang Kuk-Chol
51': Kang Kuk-Chol II

FT
2 - 2

Qatar

31': Akram Afif (P)
44': Almoez Ali

About

North Korea are hosting Qatar at Lao National Stadium KM16, Vientiene, Laos, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Lao National Stadium KM16
Location: Vientiene, Laos
Attendance: 140

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Qatar	2	+1	4
2	United Arab Emirates	2	0	3
3	Oman	2	-1	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

North Korea (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kang Ju-Hyok (GK)
16	Kim Yu-Song
3	Jang Kuk-Chol
4	Kim Pom-Hyok
14	Choe Ok-Chol
17	Kang Kuk-Chol II
22	Kim Kuk-Bom
13	Ri Il-Song
20	Paek Chung-Song
9	Ri Jo-Guk
10	Han Kwang-Song

North Korea Substitutes:

Jong Il-Gwan, Hun Ri, Sin Tae-Song, Yu Kwang-Jun, Tam Kye, Kim Jin-Hyok, Jong Kum-Song, Kim Kuk-Jin, Ri Un-Chol, Kwang-Hun Pak, Kim Sung-Hye, Choe Ju-Song.

Qatar (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Meshaal Barsham (GK)
5	Tarek Salman
3	Lucas Mendes
2	Ró-Ró
13	Ibrahim Al Hassan
8	Jassem Abdulsallam
20	Ahmed Fathi
14	Homam Ahmed
12	Abdulla Badr Alyazidi
19	Almoez Ali
10	Akram Afif

Qatar Substitutes:

Abdulaziz Hatem, Edmílson Junior, Assim Madibo, Ismail Mohamad, Mohammed Waad, Mohamed Ayash, Salah Zakaria, Yusuf Abdurisag, Abdelrahman Moustafa, Saad Al-Sheeb, Ahmed Alrawi, Bassam Al-Rawi.

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