Japan 1-0 North Korea

Timeline

Ao Tanaka1-0
🅰 Ritsu Doan
2'
Ao Tanaka2-0
🅰 Ritsu Doan
2'
20'
Jang Kuk-Chol
45'
Kang Kuk-Chol II
↓ Ri Un-Chol
45'
Ri Il-Song
↓ Choe Ju-Song
52'
Choe Ok-Chol
↓ Kyong Sok Kim
Wataru Endo
↓ Hidemasa Morita
58'
Hiroki Ito
60'
68'
Kim Kuk-Jin
↓ Jong Il-Gwan
73'
Ri Il-Song
Shogo Taniguchi
↓ Ritsu Doan
73'
Takuma Asano
↓ Takumi Minamino
74'
Daiki Hashioka
↓ Yukinari Sugawara
74'
75'
Kang Kuk-Chol II
Koki Ogawa
↓ Ayase Ueda
81'
83'
Mun In-Ju
↓ Kim Pom-Hyok

Game leaders

Japan

Total ShotsA. Tanaka3
SavesY. Sugawara1

North Korea

Total ShotsR. Il-Song1
SavesK. Ju-Hyok3

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 21 March
Venue: Japan National Stadium · Tokyo, Japan
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Attendance: 59,354
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

Form

JapanLWWLW

WvsVietnam4-2
L@Iraq2-1
WvsIndonesia3-1
W

North Korea4-4-2

1Ju-Hyok

2↓Kim

3Kuk-Chol

4↓Pom-Hyok

Match ends, Japan 1, DPR Korea 0.
90'+4'
Second Half ends, Japan 1, DPR Korea 0.
90'+4'
Attempt missed. Ko Itakura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
90'+3'
Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Foul by Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea).
89'
Takuma Asano (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Foul by Kim Yu-Song (DPR Korea).
88'
Attempt missed. Daiki Hashioka (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
88'
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Choe Ok-Chol.
86'
Offside, DPR Korea. Han Kwang-Song is caught offside.
82'
Substitution, DPR Korea. Mun In-Ju replaces Kim Pom-Hyok.
82'

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	:	+1	4
2	Iraq	2	1	1	0	:	+1	4

North KoreaWLDLD

DvsSouth Korea0-0
L@Turkmenistan3-1
D@Lebanon0-0
L@Syria1-0
W@Myanmar6-1

Head to head

JPN leads series 3-1

15 Nov 11North Korea1-0Japan
2 Sept 11Japan1-0North Korea
8 Jun 05North Korea0-2Japan
9 Feb 05Japan2-1North Korea

20Chung-Song

22Kim

12↓Ju-Song

15↓Un-Chol

11↓Il-Gwan

10Kwang-Song

23Suzuki

15Machida

21Ito

4Itakura

2↓Sugawara

17Tanaka

5↓Morita

11Maeda

8↓Minamino

10↓Doan

9↓Ueda

Substitutes · Japan

6Wataru Endo↑
19Koki Ogawa↑
20Takefusa Kubo
12Keisuke Osako
1Daiya Maekawa
22Yuto Nagatomo
13Keito Nakamura
3Shogo Taniguchi↑
18Takuma Asano↑
16Tsuyoshi Watanabe
7Takuma Kawamura
14Daiki Hashioka↑

Substitutes · North Korea

9Jo-Guk Ri
6Tam Kye
8Kim Kuk-Jin↑
18Sin Tae-Song
7Mun In-Ju↑
13Ri Il-Song↑
5Jong Kum-Song
21Yu Kwang-Jun
14Choe Ok-Chol↑
19Sung-Hye Kim

Kim Kuk-Bom (DPR Korea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

82'

Foul by Koki Ogawa (Japan).

81'

Foul by Kim Pom-Hyok (DPR Korea).

81'

Daiki Hashioka (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

80'

Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Ayase Ueda.

80'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kang Ju-Hyok.

80'

Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hiroki Ito with a through ball.

79'

Attempt saved. Kim Kuk-Jin (DPR Korea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Choe Ok-Chol.

78'

Kang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).

76'

Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea) wins a free kick on the right wing.

76'

Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).

75'

Kang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

75'

Foul by Kang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea).

75'

Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

74'

Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Yukinari Sugawara.

73'

Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Ritsu Doan.

73'

Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Takumi Minamino.

73'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

73'

Ri Il-Song (DPR Korea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

73'

Delay in match (Japan).

72'

Attempt blocked. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

71'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kim Pom-Hyok.

68'

Corner, DPR Korea. Conceded by Koki Machida.

67'

Substitution, DPR Korea. Kim Kuk-Jin replaces Jong Il-Gwan.

66'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kim Pom-Hyok.

64'

Attempt blocked. Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

62'

Corner, DPR Korea. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.

62'

Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

62'

Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).

61'

Offside, Japan. Ayase Ueda is caught offside.

60'

Hiroki Ito (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

60'

Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).

60'

Choe Ok-Chol (DPR Korea) wins a free kick on the right wing.

59'

Offside, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara is caught offside.

58'

Attempt missed. Jong Il-Gwan (DPR Korea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

58'

Substitution, Japan. Wataru Endo replaces Hidemasa Morita.

56'

Attempt missed. Kang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Choe Ok-Chol.

55'

Attempt saved. Ri Il-Song (DPR Korea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paek Chung-Song with a cross.

52'

Substitution, DPR Korea. Choe Ok-Chol replaces Kim Kyong-Sok.

51'

Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daizen Maeda with a cross.

48'

Foul by Kim Kyong-Sok (DPR Korea).

48'

Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

47'

Hiroki Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47'

Foul by Jong Il-Gwan (DPR Korea).

47'

Attempt saved. Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jong Il-Gwan with a headed pass.

46'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kim Yu-Song.

45'

Substitution, DPR Korea. Ri Il-Song replaces Choe Ju-Song.

45'

Substitution, DPR Korea. Kang Kuk-Chol replaces Ri Un-Chol.

45'

Second Half begins Japan 1, DPR Korea 0.

45'+1'

First Half ends, Japan 1, DPR Korea 0.

45'+1'

Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).

45'+1'

Choe Ju-Song (DPR Korea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44'

Foul by Paek Chung-Song (DPR Korea).

44'

Ao Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kang Ju-Hyok.

43'

Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.

36'

Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.

35'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Choe Ju-Song.

31'

Foul by Paek Chung-Song (DPR Korea).

31'

Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

31'

Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

31'

Foul by Choe Ju-Song (DPR Korea).

29'

Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

29'

Attempt blocked. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

22'

Offside, DPR Korea. Jong Il-Gwan is caught offside.

21'

Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.

20'

Jang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

20'

Foul by Jang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea).

20'

Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

18'

Attempt missed. Koki Machida (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross following a corner.

17'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Choe Ju-Song.

14'

Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ko Itakura.

13'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kang Ju-Hyok.

13'

Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.

11'

Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.

Foul by Jang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea).

Ao Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, DPR Korea. Conceded by Koki Machida.

Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.

Goal! Japan 1, DPR Korea 0. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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