Qatar vs North Korea
Ref: M. Sarray EeseeKhalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan (Ar-Rayyan) · 45,857 cap
Match recap
Qatar beat North Korea 5–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Akram Afif, Ahmed Al Ganehi, and Ahmed Al Rawi scored for Qatar; Pak Kwang-Hun replied for North Korea. Qatar held 53% possession to 47% for North Korea.
First Half
11'
Jong Hwi-Nam
Yellow Card
11'
VAR
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Akram Afif
Assist: Mostafa Meshaal
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Ahmed Al Ganehi
Assist: Akram Afif
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Unknown (OG)
Second Half
46'
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Unknown
46'
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Unknown
46'
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Unknown
49'
Kim Kuk-Jin
Yellow Card
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Ahmed Al Rawi
Assist: Akram Afif
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Ahmed Fathi
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Ahmed Al Rawi
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Lucas Mendes
65'
Ri Jo-Guk
Yellow Card
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Goal
Assist: Akram Afif
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Homam Ahmed
70'
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Unknown
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Murad Naji Hussein
84'
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Unknown
86'
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Pak Kwang-Hun
Tarek Salman
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
QatarNorth Korea
8Won
Statistical edge
8–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack3 · 2 won
12
Shots
12
9
Shots on target
6
7
Shots in the box
4
5
Shots outside box
8
3
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
7
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
495
Total passes
428
406
Accurate passes
353
82%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
19
1
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
5
0
Blocked shots
4
Qatar
3-4-1-2
North Korea
4-4-2Qatar
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2Pedro MiguelD
- 5Tarek SalmanD
- 10Akram AfifF
- 12Lucas MendesD
- 13Murad Naji HusseinM
- 14Homam AhmedM
- 15Ahmed Al RawiF
- 17Mostafa MeshaalM
- 19Ahmed Al GanehiF
- 20Ahmed FathiM
- 22Meshaal BarshamG
Substitutes
- 1Mahmud AbunadaG
- 3Abdelkarim HassanD
- 4Ahmed SuhailD
- 6Abdulaziz HatemM
- 8Jassem GaberM
- 9Edmilson JuniorF
- 11Y. Abdurisag
- 16Boualem KhoukhiD
- 18Mohamed SuragM
- 21Salah ZakariaG
- 23Abdalla YousifD
North Korea
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Ju-Hyok KangG
- 9Ri Jo-GukF
- 19Kim Sung-HyeD
Substitutes
- 6Tam KyeM
- 11Pak Kwang-HunF
- 13Choe KukF
- 21Kwang Jun YuG
- 23Jong Kum-SongD
Qatar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akram Afif(C) | F | 90 | 10.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0/1 |
| Meshaal Aissa Barsham | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Al Ganehi | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Mostafa Mashaal | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ahmed Al-Rawi | F | 62 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Ahmed Fathy | M | 62 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Homam Ahmed | M | 68 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Pedro Miguel | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Mendes | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tarek Salman | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Murad Naji | M | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Abdelaziz Hatem | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Surag | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdalla Yousif | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salah Zakaria | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yusuf Abdurisag | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mahmud Abunad | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boualem Khoukhi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam | M | 28 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ahmed Alaaeldin | F | 28 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Edmilson Junior | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Ahmed Suhail | D | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdelkarim Hassan | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Korea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuk Chol Kang | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Kang Ju Hyok(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chung-song Paek | M | 84 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jo-guk Ri | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Il-song Ri | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jin Hyok Kim | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Myong Song Ro | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kuk-jin Kim | F | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jong Hwi-Nam | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kim Sung-Hye | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kim Yu Song | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kum-song Jong | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kye Tam | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwang-jun Yu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kil-ryong Hong | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuk Chol Jang | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ri Kum Chol | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwang-hun Pak | F | 20 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Ryang Kwang Myong | M | 11 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Han Chung Guk | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kuk Choe | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Choe Ryong Il | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |