Match story
- North Korea fired more attempts (14 vs 8 shots).
- Kyrgyzstan was more accurate in front of goal (38% on target vs 14%).
- North Korea held more of the ball (61% possession).
Kyrgyzstan defeated North Korea 1-0 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia. The fixture is part of the 3rd Round - 4 stage in the 2026 season. The match was played at Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek. M. Al Hoaish officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Kyrgyzstan vs North Korea meeting in World Cup - Qualification Asia with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Kyrgyzstan and North Korea. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
World Cup - Qualification AsiaRecorded meetings: 0 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Kyrgyzstan defeated North Korea 1-0 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia. The fixture is part of the 3rd Round - 4 stage in the 2026 season. The match was played at Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek. M. Al Hoaish officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Kyrgyzstan vs North Korea meeting in World Cup - Qualification Asia with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Kyrgyzstan and North Korea. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
World Cup - Qualification AsiaRecorded meetings: 0 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Traditionally, international sports competitions are seen as a way of overlooking division and differences, and disregarding geopolitics tension - which is the reason why North Korea competes in the Olympics for example. But this year's World Cup is proving an exception. Residents of countries placed on a US travel restriction list are finding their attendance at the World Cup is not garanteed. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani explains.
Hundreds of South Koreans will cheer for a North Korean women's football team when it makes a rare trip across the border for a continental semi-final this month, civic groups told AFP on Friday.The winner of the semi-final will advance to the final of Asia's top women's club competition in Suwon on May 23, against either Australia's Melbourne City or Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza. sjh/mjw/pst
Visit will be the first time a North Korean women’s football team has competed on southern soil since the 2014 Incheon Asian GamesA North Korean women’s football club will travel to South Korea this month, marking the first visit by a northern sports delegation in nearly eight years, at a time of near-total estrangement between the two Koreas.Naegohyang Women’s FC, based in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang, will face South Korea’s Suwon FC Women at Suwon sports complex, on 20 May for the semi-finals of the AFC Women’s Champions League. Continue reading...
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Traditionally, international sports competitions are seen as a way of overlooking division and differences, and disregarding geopolitics tension - which is the reason why North Korea competes in the Olympics for example. But this year's World Cup is proving an exception. Residents of countries placed on a US travel restriction list are finding their attendance at the World Cup is not garanteed. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani explains.
Hundreds of South Koreans will cheer for a North Korean women's football team when it makes a rare trip across the border for a continental semi-final this month, civic groups told AFP on Friday.The winner of the semi-final will advance to the final of Asia's top women's club competition in Suwon on May 23, against either Australia's Melbourne City or Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza. sjh/mjw/pst
Visit will be the first time a North Korean women’s football team has competed on southern soil since the 2014 Incheon Asian GamesA North Korean women’s football club will travel to South Korea this month, marking the first visit by a northern sports delegation in nearly eight years, at a time of near-total estrangement between the two Koreas.Naegohyang Women’s FC, based in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang, will face South Korea’s Suwon FC Women at Suwon sports complex, on 20 May for the semi-finals of the AFC Women’s Champions League. Continue reading...
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