Qatar vs North Korea, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Qatar

17': Akram Afif
23': Ahmed Al Ganehi
34': Kim Yu-Song (OG)
56': Ahmed Husham Ali Alrawi
66': Ahmed Alaaeldin

FT
5 - 1

North Korea

86': Kwang-Hun Pak

About

Qatar are hosting North Korea at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

11': Hwi-Nam Jong (North Korea) Yellow Card at 11'
17': Akram Afif (Qatar) Goal at 17'
23': Ahmed Al Ganehi (Qatar) Goal at 23'
34': Kim Yu-Song (North Korea) Own Goal at 34'
45': Chung Guk Han (North Korea) Substitution at 45'
45': Kuk Choe (North Korea) Substitution at 45'
45': Ryong Il Choe (North Korea) Substitution at 45'
49': Kim Kuk-Jin (North Korea) Yellow Card at 49'
56': Ahmed Alrawi (Qatar) Goal at 56'
62': Ahmed Suhail (Qatar) Substitution at 62'
62': Jassem Abdulsallam (Qatar) Substitution at 62'
62': Ahmed Alaaeldin (Qatar) Substitution at 62'
65': Ri Jo-Guk (North Korea) Yellow Card at 65'
66': Ahmed Alaaeldin (Qatar) Goal at 66'
68': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) Substitution at 68'
70': Kwang-Hun Pak (North Korea) Substitution at 70'
76': Edmílson Junior (Qatar) Substitution at 76'
84': Kwang Myong Ryang (North Korea) Substitution at 84'
86': Kwang-Hun Pak (North Korea) Goal at 86'
90'+4': Tarek Salman (Qatar) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

PRK		QAT
19	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	5
47.2	Possession	52.8
12	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	9
0.5	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 10,375

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	South Korea	10	+13	22
2	Jordan	10	+8	16
3	Iraq	10	0	15
4	Oman	10	-5	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Qatar (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
22	Meshaal Barsham (GK)
2	Ró-Ró
12	Lucas Mendes
5	Tarek Salman
17	Moustafa Tarek Mashal
20	Ahmed Fathi
10	Akram Afif
14	Homam Ahmed
13	Murad Naji
19	Ahmed Al Ganehi
15	Ahmed Husham Ali Alrawi

Qatar Substitutes:

Ahmed Alaaeldin, Abdelkarim Hassan, Jassem Gaber, Abdalla Sirelkhatim Yousif, Boualem Khoukhi, Mahmoud Abunada, Yusuf Abdurisag, Edmílson Junior , Salah Zakaria, Mohamed Surag, Ahmed Suhail, Abdulaziz Hatem.

North Korea (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kang Ju-Hyok (GK)
16	Kim Yu-Song
5	Hwi-Nam Jong
19	Sung-Hye Kim
2	Kim Jin-Hyok
17	Kang Kuk-Chol II
15	Myong Song Ra
10	Ri Il-Song
20	Paek Chung-Song
9	Jo-Guk Ri
7	Kim Kuk-Jin

North Korea Substitutes:

Kum Chol Ri, Jang Kuk-Chol, Ryong Il Choe, Kwang-Hun Pak, Kuk Choe, Yu Kwang-Jun, Tam Kye, Chung Guk Han, Kil-Ryong Hong, Kwang Myong Ryang, Jong Kum-Song.

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