Syria 1-0 North Korea

Timeline

Omar Al-Midani
34'
Omar Al-Somah1-0
37'
45'
Paek Chung-Song
↓ Han Kwang-Song
45'
Kim Kuk-Jin
↓ Jong Il-Gwan
Fahad Youssef
↓ Khaled Kourdaghli
60'
66'
Ri Il-Song
↓ Choe Ju-Song
66'
Ri Hyong-Jin
↓ Kang Kuk-Chol II
Mardik Mardikian
↓ Omar Khribin
70'
Mohammad Al-Hallaq
↓ Mahmoud Al-Mawas
70'
Mohammed Osman
72'
76'
Kim Kuk-Bom
Muayad Al-Khouli
↓ Omar Al-Midani
77'
Ibrahim Hesar
↓ Ammar Ramadan
77'
79'
Pak Kwang-Ryong
↓ Ri Hyong-Jin
Mardik Mardikian
90'+8'

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 16 November
Venue: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Attendance: 4,285
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

Form

SyriaLWDLL

L@Bahrain1-0
L@Vietnam1-0
DvsMalaysia2-2

North Korea4-1-4-1

1Ju-Hyok

3Kuk-Chol

15Un-Chol

4Pom-Hyok

16Yu-Song

Match ends, Syria 1, DPR Korea 0.
90'+9'
Second Half ends, Syria 1, DPR Korea 0.
90'+8'
Mardik Mardikian (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79'
Substitution, DPR Korea. Pak Kwang-Ryong replaces Ri Hyong-Jin.
77'
Substitution, Syria. Muayad Al Khouli replaces Omar Al Midani.
77'
Substitution, Syria. Ibrahim Hesar replaces Ammar Ramadan.
76'
Kim Kuk-Bom (DPR Korea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72'
Mohammed Osman (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70'
Substitution, Syria. Mohamad Al Hallak replaces Mahmoud Al Mawas.
70'
Substitution, Syria. Mardik Mardikian replaces Omar Khribin.
66'
Substitution, DPR Korea. Ri Il-Song replaces Choe Ju-Song.
66'
Substitution, DPR Korea. Ri Hyong-Jin replaces Kang Kuk-Chol.

#	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 KoreaDLDWW

WvsLebanon2-0
W@Sri Lanka1-0
DvsSouth Korea0-0
L@Turkmenistan3-1
D@Lebanon0-0

Head to head

SYR leads series 1-0

8 Jul 19Syria5-2North Korea

17↓Kuk-Chol II

19Kim

10↓Kwang-Song

12↓Ju-Song

1Alma

5↓Al-Midani

15↓Kourdaghli

13Krouma

3Oues

14Osman

4Ham

12↓Ramadan

7↓Khribin

10↓Al-Mawas

9Al-Somah

Substitutes · Syria

6Amro Jenyat
17Fahad Youssef↑
16Mohammad Al-Hallaq↑
18Mohammad Anez
19Muayad Al-Khouli↑
8Kamel Hmeisheh
21Ibrahim Hesar↑
11Yaseen Samia
23Taha Mosa
20Mardik Mardikian↑
2Saad Al-Ahmad
22Ahmad Madanieh

Substitutes · North Korea

23Jin Nam Choe
9Pak Kwang-Ryong↑
22Ri Hyong-Jin↑
2Kyong Sok Kim
6Choe Song-Hyok
13Ri Il-Song↑
18Sin Tae-Song
21Yu Kwang-Jun
5Jong Kum-Song
8Kim Kuk-Jin↑

60'

Substitution, Syria. Fahd Youssef replaces Khaled Kerdagli.

45'

Substitution, DPR Korea. Paek Chung-Song replaces Han Kwang-Song.

45'

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

45'

Second Half begins Syria 1, DPR Korea 0.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Syria 1, DPR Korea 0.

37'

Goal! Syria 1, DPR Korea 0. Omar Al Somah (Syria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

34'

Omar Al Midani (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Syria

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