Japan vs North Korea
Ref: Adel Al Naqbi
Match recap
Japan beat North Korea 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Tanaka scored for Japan. Japan held 61% possession to 39% for North Korea.
First Half
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Tanaka
Assist: Dōan
20'
Jang
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
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Unknown
46'
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Unknown
52'
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Kim Kyong-Sok
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Morita
Ito
Yellow Card
68'
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Unknown
73'
Ri Il-Song
Yellow Card
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Sugawara
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Minamino
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Dōan
75'
Kang Kuk-Chol
Yellow Card
⇄
Ueda
83'
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Pom Hyok Kim
Group B
View all groups →| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | DW |
| 2 |  Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | DW |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | LL |
Match Statistics
JapanNorth Korea
13Won
Statistical edge
13–0
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack5 · 0 won
12
Shots
6
3
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
2
5
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
389
Total passes
246
325
Accurate passes
159
84%
Pass accuracy
65%
Discipline2 · 0 won
5
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
1
Japan
4-4-2
North Korea
4-4-2Japan
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2Y. SugawaraD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 5H. MoritaM
- 8T. MinaminoM
- 9A. UedaF
- 10R. DōanM
- 11D. MaedaF
- 15K. MachidaD
- 17A. TanakaM
- 21H. ItoD
- 23Z. SuzukiG
Substitutes
- 1D. MaekawaG
- 3S. TaniguchiD
- 6W. EndoM
- 7T. KawamuraM
- 12K. OsakoG
- 13Keito NakamuraF
- 14D. HashiokaD
- 16T. WatanabeD
- 18T. AsanoF
- 19Koki OgawaF
- 20T. KuboM
- 22Y. NagatomoD
North Korea
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Ju-Hyok KangG
- 2Kim Kyong-SokD
- 4Pom Hyok KimD
Substitutes
- 5Jong Kum-SongD
- 6Tam KyeM
- 7Mun In-JuM
- 9Ri Jo-GukF
- 14Ok-Chol ChoeD
- 18Tae Song SinG
- 19Kim Sung-HyeM
- 21Kwang Jun YuG
- 23Jin-Nam ChoeD
Japan
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ao Tanaka | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ritsu Doan | M | 73 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ko Itakura(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Zion Suzuki | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Machida | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hiroki Ito | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 58 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Takumi Minamino | M | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ayase Ueda | F | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yuto Nagatomo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takefusa Kubo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keisuke Osako | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daiya Maekawa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keito Nakamura | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takumu Kawamura | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daiki Hashioka | D | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Takuma Asano | F | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Wataru Endo | M | 32 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Shogo Taniguchi | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Korea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il Gwan Jong | F | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kim Pom Hyok | D | 83 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Han Kwang-song | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Un-Chol Ri | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kim Kuk Bom | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Chung-song Paek | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ju-Song Choe | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kang Ju Hyok | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kim Yu Song | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuk Chol Jang(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kim Kyong Sok | D | 52 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sin Tae Song | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jin Nam Choe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kum-song Jong | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kye Tam | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jo-guk Ri | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwang-jun Yu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kim Sung-Hye | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Choe Ok Chol | D | 38 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Kuk Chol Kang | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Il-song Ri | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Kuk-jin Kim | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| In-ju Mun | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |