Qatar vs North Korea: World Cup Qualification Match Report

Qatar ✓

5–1Match Finished

HT 3–0

North Korea

Match Summary

In the World Cup - Qualification Asia, Qatar hosted North Korea on March 20, 2025. The match showcased Qatar's dominance on home soil, leading to a decisive final score. Fans were treated to an exciting encounter as both teams battled for crucial points in their quest for World Cup qualification.

Match Events

11'Jong Hwi-Nam Foul North Korea
11'Jong Hwi-Nam North Korea
17'A. Afif (M. Meshaal) Qatar
23'A. Al Ganehi (A. Afif) Qatar
34'Kim Yu-Song (Own Goal) Qatar
46'Kim Jin-Hyuk (Choe Ryong II) North Korea
46'Ri Il-song (Choe Kuk) North Korea
46'M. Ra (Han Chung-Guk) North Korea
49'Kuk-jin Kim Foul North Korea
56'A. Al Rawi (A. Afif) Qatar
62'Lucas Mendes (A. Suhail) Qatar
62'A. Al Rawi (A. Alaa) Qatar
62'A. Fathi (J. Gaber) Qatar
65'Jo-guk Ri Argument North Korea
66'A. Alaa (A. Afif) Qatar
68'H. Al Amin (A. Hassan) Qatar
70'Kim Kuk-Jin (Pak Kwang-Hun) North Korea
76'M. Naji (Edmilson Junior) Qatar
84'Paek Chung-Song (Ri Kwang-Myong) North Korea
86'Pak Kwang-Hun (Ri Kwang-Myong) North Korea
90+4'Tarek Salman Foul Qatar

Statistics

Qatar		North Korea
9	Shots on Goal	6
3	Shots off Goal	2
12	Total Shots	12
0	Blocked Shots	4
7	Shots insidebox	4
5	Shots outsidebox	8
10	Fouls	19
4	Corner Kicks	7
2	Offsides	2
53%	Ball Possession	47%
1	Yellow Cards	3
	Red Cards
5	Goalkeeper Saves	5
495	Total passes	428
406	Passes accurate	353
82%	Passes %	82%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Qatar 3-4-1-2

12Lucas Mendes

17M. Meshaal

13M. Naji

10A. Afif

19A. Al Ganehi

15A. Al Rawi

22 M. Barsham G
5 T. Salman D
2 Pedro Miguel D
12 Lucas Mendes D
13 M. Naji M
20 A. Fathi M
17 M. Meshaal M
14 H. Al Amin M
10 A. Afif F
15 A. Al Rawi F
19 A. Al Ganehi F

Substitutes

1 M. Abunada G
3 A. Hassan D
4 A. Suhail D
6 A. Hatem M
7 A. Alaa
8 J. Gaber M
9 Edmilson Junior F
11 Y. Abdurisag
16 B. Khoukhi D
18 M. Surag M
21 S. Zakaria G
23 A. Yousif D

Coach: Julen Lopetegui Argote

North Korea 4-4-2

1Kang Ju-Hyok

19Kim Sung-Hye

16Kim Yu-Song

5Jong Hwi-Nam

2Kim Jin-Hyuk

17Kang Kuk-Chol

10Ri Il-song

15M. Ra

20Paek Chung-Song

9Ri Jo-Guk

7Kim Kuk-Jin

1 Kang Ju-Hyok G
2 Kim Jin-Hyuk
5 Jong Hwi-Nam
16 Kim Yu-Song
19 Kim Sung-Hye D
20 Paek Chung-Song
15 M. Ra
10 Ri Il-song
17 Kang Kuk-Chol
7 Kim Kuk-Jin
9 Ri Jo-Guk F

Substitutes

3 Jang Kuk-Chol
4 R. Kum-Chol
6 Kye Tam M
11 Pak Kwang-Hun F
12 Choe Ryong II
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

Player Stats

Top Rated: Akram Afif (highest match rating)

Qatar

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Meshaal Aissa Barsham	G	90'	—	0	7.9
Tarek Salman	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Pedro Miguel	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Lucas Mendes	D	62'	—	0	6.9
Murad Naji	M	76'	—	0	6.6
Ahmed Fathy	M	62'	—	0	7.3
Mostafa Mashaal	M	90'	—	1	7.5
Homam Ahmed	M	68'	—	0	7.3
Akram Afif ★ Top Rated	F	90'	1	3	10
Ahmed Al-Rawi	F	62'	1	0	7.5
Ahmed Al Ganehi	F	90'	1	0	7.7
Ahmed Suhail sub	D	28'	—	0	6.6
Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam sub	M	28'	—	0	7
Ahmed Alaaeldin sub	F	28'	1	0	6.9
Abdelkarim Hassan sub	D	17'	—	0	6.3
Edmilson Junior sub	F	14'	—	0	6.7
Mahmud Abunad sub	G	—	—	—	—
Salah Zakaria sub	G	—	—	—	—
Boualem Khoukhi sub	D	—	—	—	—
Abdalla Yousif sub	D	—	—	—	—
Mohamed Surag sub	M	—	—	—	—
Abdelaziz Hatem sub	M	—	—	—	—
Yusuf Abdurisag sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Meshaal Aissa Barsham	—	28/–/15%	—	4/4	—	2/–	0/0
Tarek Salman	—	64/–/55%	1	4/7	—	1/3	1/0
Pedro Miguel	—	44/–/41%	3	8/10	—	1/1	0/0
Lucas Mendes	—	45/–/42%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Murad Naji	—	27/–/22%	1	3/3	—	2/1	0/0
Ahmed Fathy	—	38/–/30%	4	7/10	–/1	1/1	0/0
Mostafa Mashaal	—	60/1/52%	1	3/4	1/1	1/–	0/0
Homam Ahmed	—	28/–/23%	2	7/7	1/1	4/–	0/0
Akram Afif	2/2	69/8/54%	—	3/5	–/1	3/–	0/0
Ahmed Al-Rawi	2/3	6/–/3%	—	1/4	—	–/1	0/0
Ahmed Al Ganehi	2/2	20/–/17%	2	5/12	2/3	1/3	0/0
Ahmed Suhail	—	17/–/12%	1	1/2	—	—	0/0
Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam	–/1	21/1/16%	—	3/4	—	1/–	0/0
Ahmed Alaaeldin	2/3	7/–/5%	—	3/3	1/1	1/–	0/0
Abdelkarim Hassan	—	10/–/9%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Edmilson Junior	1/1	11/–/10%	—	2/5	1/3	1/–	0/0
Mahmud Abunad	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Salah Zakaria	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Boualem Khoukhi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Abdalla Yousif	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mohamed Surag	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Abdelaziz Hatem	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yusuf Abdurisag	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

North Korea

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Kang Ju Hyok	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Jin Hyok Kim	D	45'	—	0	6.2
Jong Hwi-Nam	D	90'	—	0	5.9
Kim Yu Song	D	90'	—	0	5.6
Kim Sung-Hye	D	90'	—	0	5.9
Chung-song Paek	M	84'	—	0	6.5
Myong Song Ro	M	45'	—	0	6.2
Kuk Chol Kang	M	90'	—	0	7
Il-song Ri	M	45'	—	0	6.2
Kuk-jin Kim	F	70'	—	0	6.2
Jo-guk Ri	F	90'	—	0	6.2
Kuk Choe sub	F	45'	—	0	6.7
Han Chung Guk sub	M	45'	—	0	6.9
Choe Ryong Il sub	D	45'	—	0	6.3
Kwang-hun Pak sub	F	20'	1	0	7.7
Ryang Kwang Myong sub	M	11'	—	1	7.3
Kwang-jun Yu sub	G	—	—	—	—
Kil-ryong Hong sub	G	—	—	—	—
Kuk Chol Jang sub	D	—	—	—	—
Kye Tam sub	M	—	—	—	—
Kum-song Jong sub	D	—	—	—	—
Ri Kum Chol 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	—	17/–/12%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jin Hyok Kim	–/1	20/1/17%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jong Hwi-Nam	—	47/–/42%	1	2/6	—	–/2	1/0
Kim Yu Song	—	46/–/42%	—	2/5	—	–/1	0/0
Kim Sung-Hye	—	38/–/28%	1	2/6	–/1	–/3	0/0
Chung-song Paek	—	21/1/17%	1	2/5	—	1/3	0/0
Myong Song Ro	—	34/1/27%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kuk Chol Kang	3/3	63/–/52%	—	2/4	—	1/–	0/0
Il-song Ri	—	8/–/6%	—	1/4	–/1	1/–	0/0
Kuk-jin Kim	—	12/–/11%	—	2/12	–/1	2/3	1/0
Jo-guk Ri	1/2	18/–/13%	1	2/15	–/2	–/2	1/0
Kuk Choe	—	22/–/19%	2	3/6	1/1	–/1	0/0
Han Chung Guk	—	44/–/37%	—	1/2	1/1	–/1	0/0
Choe Ryong Il	—	20/1/17%	1	3/5	1/2	1/–	0/0
Kwang-hun Pak	2/2	12/1/10%	—	1/5	—	–/2	0/0
Ryang Kwang Myong	—	6/2/3%	1	3/6	–/1	2/1	0/0
Kwang-jun Yu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kil-ryong Hong	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kuk Chol Jang	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kye Tam	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kum-song Jong	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ri Kum Chol	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup - Qualification Asia
Round: 3rd Round - 7
Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: M. Sarray Eesee