FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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North Korea
  • 56': Mehdi Taremi (OG)
  • 59': Kim Yu-Song
FT
2 - 3
Iran
  • 29': Mehdi Ghayedi
  • 41': Mohammad Mohebbi
  • 45': Mohammad Mohebbi
  • Red Card 51': Shoja Khalilzadeh

About

North Korea are hosting Iran 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: 100

WCQ - AFC Table

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

PRK 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 Yellow Card
6 Tam Kye
12 Choe Ju-Song
20 Paek Chung-Song
9 Jo-Guk Ri Yellow Card
10 Han Kwang-Song
North Korea Substitutes:
Jong Il-Gwan, Hun Ri, Jong Kum-Song, Kwang-Nam Sin, Kum-Chon Kim, Sung-Hye Kim, Sin Tae-Song, Ri Un-Chol, Kwang-Hun Pak, Kim Jin-Hyok, Yu Kwang-Jun.

IRN Iran (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
2 Ali Nemati
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh Red Card
5 Milad Mohammadi
23 Arya Yousefi Yellow Card
9 Mehdi Taremi
6 Saeid Ezatolahi
17 Seyed Mohammad Karimi
20 Sardar Azmoun
10 Mehdi Ghayedi
8 Mohammad Mohebbi
Iran Substitutes:
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Ghorbani, Payam Niazmand, Ali Gholizadeh, Shahriyar Moghanloo, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Amin Hazbavi, Hossein Hosseini, Omid Norafkan, Hossein Kanani, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mohammad Hosseinnezhad.

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