North Korea vs United Arab Emirates: World Cup Qualifiers

North Korea

1–2Match Finished

HT 1–1

United Arab Emirates ✓

Match Summary

In a tense World Cup Qualification match at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, North Korea clashed with the United Arab Emirates. Despite a spirited effort from the home side, North Korea fell short, with the match concluding at 1-2 in favor of the UAE. The visitors showcased their resilience and tactical prowess, ultimately securing an important victory in their quest for qualification.

Match Events

5'F. Lima United Arab Emirates
25'Jong Hwi-Nam Foul North Korea
35'Abdallah Ramadan Foul United Arab Emirates
41'R. Kum-Chol (Kim Kuk-Jin) North Korea
43'Kim Yu-Song North Korea
46'Jong Hwi-Nam (Jang Kuk-Chol) North Korea
46'Paek Chung-Song (Choe Kuk) North Korea
46'J. Santos (S. Adil) United Arab Emirates
63'Yahia Nader Foul United Arab Emirates
65'Luan Pereira (Y. Al Ghassani) United Arab Emirates
72'F. Lima (Bruno) United Arab Emirates
73'Pak Kwang-Hun (Jong Kum-Song) North Korea
73'Caio Lucas (Caio Canedo) United Arab Emirates
77'Kim Yu Song Foul North Korea
79'Kuk-jin Kim Foul North Korea
88'Substitution 5 (Kye Tam) North Korea
90+10'Substitution 5 (M. Hunt) United Arab Emirates
90'S. Adil (H. Suhail) United Arab Emirates

Statistics

North Korea		United Arab Emirates
2	Shots on Goal	7
4	Shots off Goal	8
7	Total Shots	20
1	Blocked Shots	5
7	Shots insidebox	11
0	Shots outsidebox	9
14	Fouls	11
4	Corner Kicks	4
0	Offsides	3
31%	Ball Possession	69%
3	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
5	Goalkeeper Saves	1
305	Total passes	675
209	Passes accurate	577
69%	Passes %	85%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

North Korea 4-4-2

1Kang Ju-Hyok

19Kim Sung-Hye

5Jong Hwi-Nam

4R. Kum-Chol

12Choe Ryong II

17Kang Kuk-Chol

15M. Ra

20Paek Chung-Song

16Kim Yu-Song

10Ri Il-song

11Pak Kwang-Hun

1 Kang Ju-Hyok G
12 Choe Ryong II
4 R. Kum-Chol
5 Jong Hwi-Nam
19 Kim Sung-Hye D
16 Kim Yu-Song
20 Paek Chung-Song
15 M. Ra
17 Kang Kuk-Chol
11 Pak Kwang-Hun F
10 Ri Il-song

Substitutes

2 Kim Jin-Hyuk
3 Jang Kuk-Chol
6 Kye Tam M
7 Kim Kuk-Jin
13 Choe Kuk F
14 Ri Kwang-Myong
18 Hong Kil-ryong
21 Yu Kwang-Jun G
22 Han Chung-Guk
23 Jong Kum-Song D

Coach: Yong-Nam Sin

United Arab Emirates 4-2-3-1

17K. Eisa

9H. Suhail

4K. Kouadio

3L. Pimenta Peres Lopes

5M. Meloni

6A. Ramadan

15Y. Nader

21Luan Pereira

10F. Lima

16J. Santos

14Caio Lucas

17 K. Eisa G
5 M. Meloni D
3 L. Pimenta Peres Lopes D
4 K. Kouadio
9 H. Suhail D
15 Y. Nader M
6 A. Ramadan M
16 J. Santos M
10 F. Lima M
21 Luan Pereira M
14 Caio Lucas F

Substitutes

1 A. Khaseif G
2 I. Faiz
7 Bruno F
8 T. Al Zaabi M
11 Caio Canedo F
12 K. Al Hammadi
13 M. Al Attas D
18 M. Hunt D
19 Khaled Ebraheim D
20 Y. Al Ghassani F
22 H. Al Meqebaali
23 S. Adil F

Coach: Aurelian Cosmin Olăroiu

Player Stats

Top Rated: Abdallah Ramadan (highest match rating)

North Korea

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Kang Ju Hyok	G	90'	—	0	7.3
Choe Ryong Il	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Jong Hwi-Nam	D	45'	—	0	6.3
Kim Yu Song	D	90'	1	0	7.5
Kim Sung-Hye	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Chung-song Paek	M	45'	—	0	6.3
Myong Song Ro	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Kuk Chol Kang	M	90'	—	0	7.3
Ri Kum Chol	M	41'	—	0	6.7
Kwang-hun Pak	F	73'	—	0	6.6
Il-song Ri	F	90'	—	0	6.6
Kuk-jin Kim sub	F	47'	—	0	6.7
Kuk Chol Jang sub	D	45'	—	0	6.6
Kuk Choe sub	F	45'	—	0	6.5
Kum-song Jong sub	D	17'	—	0	6.6
Kye Tam sub	M	12'	—	0	6.5
Kwang-jun Yu sub	G	—	—	—	—
Kil-ryong Hong sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jin Hyok Kim sub	D	—	—	—	—
Ryang Kwang Myong sub	F	—	—	—	—
Han Chung Guk sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Kang Ju Hyok	—	35/–/14%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Choe Ryong Il	—	29/–/23%	2	4/7	–/1	2/1	0/0
Jong Hwi-Nam	–/1	19/–/16%	—	1/4	—	–/2	1/0
Kim Yu Song	1/1	30/–/28%	2	7/10	—	–/3	1/0
Kim Sung-Hye	1/1	28/–/14%	—	3/8	1/3	–/2	0/0
Chung-song Paek	—	7/2/5%	1	2/5	–/2	1/1	0/0
Myong Song Ro	—	46/1/30%	1	5/5	1/1	—	0/0
Kuk Chol Kang	–/1	36/2/25%	—	5/6	—	3/–	0/0
Ri Kum Chol	—	9/–/8%	—	1/2	–/1	—	0/0
Kwang-hun Pak	–/1	14/–/10%	—	8/15	–/1	2/1	0/0
Il-song Ri	—	23/–/18%	—	2/6	1/1	—	0/0
Kuk-jin Kim	–/1	10/1/9%	—	3/13	–/1	1/4	1/0
Kuk Chol Jang	—	8/–/4%	—	2/3	—	—	0/0
Kuk Choe	—	6/–/4%	2	2/6	–/1	—	0/0
Kum-song Jong	—	3/–/1%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Kye Tam	—	2/–/–	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kwang-jun Yu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kil-ryong Hong	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jin Hyok Kim	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ryang Kwang Myong	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Han Chung Guk	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

United Arab Emirates

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Khalid Eisa	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Marcus Meloni	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Lucas Pimenta	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Kouame Autonne Kouadio	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Harib Suhail	D	90'	—	1	7.6
Yahia Nader	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Abdallah Ramadan ★ Top Rated	M	90'	—	0	7.9
Jonatas Santos	M	45'	—	0	6.9
Fábio Lima	M	72'	1	0	7.6
Luan Pereira	M	65'	—	0	6.6
Caio	F	73'	—	0	7.3
Sultan Adil sub	F	44'	1	0	7.2
Yahya Alghassani sub	F	25'	—	0	6.9
Bruno Oliveira sub	F	18'	—	0	6.9
Caio Canedo sub	F	17'	—	0	6.6
Mackenzie Hunt sub	D	1'	—	0	—
Ali Khasif sub	G	—	—	—	—
Hamad Al Meqebaali sub	G	—	—	—	—
Khalifa Al-Hammadi sub	D	—	—	—	—
Mohamed Omar Al Attas sub	D	—	—	—	—
Khaled Aldhanhani sub	D	—	—	—	—
Isam Faiz sub	M	—	—	—	—
Tahnoon Alzaabi sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Khalid Eisa	—	30/–/30%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marcus Meloni	—	56/1/48%	5	5/10	—	—	0/0
Lucas Pimenta	1/1	100/–/90%	3	7/12	—	1/–	0/0
Kouame Autonne Kouadio	—	93/–/85%	1	7/10	—	–/1	0/0
Harib Suhail	1/1	62/5/48%	1	5/8	1/3	3/–	0/0
Yahia Nader	–/1	80/–/71%	1	2/4	—	1/1	1/0
Abdallah Ramadan	1/1	97/4/86%	—	1/5	—	–/2	1/0
Jonatas Santos	—	10/1/8%	2	3/7	—	1/–	0/0
Fábio Lima	2/4	45/–/37%	—	1/2	—	1/–	0/0
Luan Pereira	—	30/–/21%	2	5/11	1/3	2/4	0/0
Caio	–/2	35/–/28%	1	4/6	—	3/1	0/0
Sultan Adil	2/2	12/–/9%	—	–/5	—	–/1	0/0
Yahya Alghassani	–/2	13/–/5%	—	1/3	–/1	–/1	0/0
Bruno Oliveira	–/1	8/1/7%	—	2/6	—	2/–	0/0
Caio Canedo	—	4/–/4%	1	2/3	—	—	0/0
Mackenzie Hunt	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ali Khasif	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Hamad Al Meqebaali	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Khalifa Al-Hammadi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mohamed Omar Al Attas	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Khaled Aldhanhani	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Isam Faiz	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tahnoon Alzaabi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup - Qualification Asia
Round: 3rd Round - 8
Venue: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: M. K. Al Hoish