Iran vs North Korea
Ref: Muhammad Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin, Malaysia
Match recap
Iran beat North Korea 3–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Mohebi, Taremi, and Hosseinzadeh scored for Iran. Iran held 69% possession to 31% for North Korea.
First Half
32'
Kye
Yellow Card
⇄
Yousefi
⇄
Razzaghinia
Second Half
46'
⇄
Pak Kwang-Hun
Aghasi
Yellow Card
⇄
Hashemnejad
66'
Kye
Yellow Card
66'
Kye
Red Card
72'
⇄
Unknown
72'
⇄
Unknown
⚽
Mohebi
⚽
Taremi
Assist: Mohebi
VAR
Goal confirmed
84'
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Aghasi
⇄
Mohebi
90+2'
⇄
Ri Jo-Guk
⚽
Hosseinzadeh
Assist: Taremi
Match Statistics
IranNorth Korea
13Won
Statistical edge
13–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Attack5 · 1 won
25
Shots
8
8
Shots on target
1
17
Shots in the box
1
8
Shots outside box
7
12
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
516
Total passes
233
436
Accurate passes
144
84%
Pass accuracy
62%
Discipline3 · 1 won
8
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
5
Blocked shots
3
Iran
4-2-3-1
North Korea
4-2-3-1Iran
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6S. EzatolahiM
- 9M. TaremiF
- 11A. Nemati
- 13A. RazzaghiniaM
- 14S. GhoddosM
- 17M. HashemnejadM
- 19A. AghasiD
- 20M. MohebiM
- 21O. NoorafkanD
- 22H. HosseiniG
- 23A. YousefiD
Substitutes
- 1A. BeiranvandG
- 2S. MoharramiD
- 3M. GhorbaniM
- 4M. HazbaviD
- 5Saleh HardaniD
- 7M. HosseinnezhadM
- 8M. PouraliganjiD
- 10S. MoghanlouF
- 12P. NiazmandG
- 15R. CheshmiM
- 16A. AlipourF
- 18A. HosseinzadehM
North Korea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Ju-Hyok KangG
- 6Tam KyeM
- 9Ri Jo-GukF
- 11Pak Kwang-HunM
- 19Kim Sung-HyeD
Substitutes
- 13Choe KukF
- 21Kwang Jun YuG
- 23Jong Kum-SongD
Iran
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Mohebi | M | 87 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Mehdi Taremi(C) | F | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Omid Noorafkan | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Saeid Ezatolahi | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Saman Ghoddos | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Ali Nemati | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aref Aghasi | D | 87 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seyed Hosseini | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | M | 34 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | M | 56 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Aria Yousefi | D | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Payam Niazmand | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alireza Beiranvand | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roozbeh Cheshmi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morteza Pouraliganji | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sadegh Moharrami | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | M | 34 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | F | 56 | 7.5 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saleh Hardani | D | 56 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | M | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mohammad Amin Hazbavi | D | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Alipour | F | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Korea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kang Ju Hyok | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jin Hyok Kim | D | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jo-guk Ri | F | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Chung-song Paek | M | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kwang-hun Pak | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kuk Chol Jang(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kim Sung-Hye | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Il-song Ri | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Kim Yu Song | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myong Song Ro | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kye Tam | M | 66 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kwang-jun Yu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Han Chung Guk | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ri Kum Chol | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryang Kwang Myong | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kuk-chol Kang | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kum-song Jong | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jong Hwi-Nam | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kil-ryong Hong | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuk-jin Kim | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sin Kwang-Nam | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kuk Choe | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Choe Ryong Il | D | 18 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |