Qatar overpowers North Korea in an action-packed match
Vientiane (Laos). Qatar thrashed North Korea 4-2 in a thrilling and emotional encounter in the second round of the third round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The match began with an early goal from I. Ri for North Korea in the 19th minute, but Qatar responded with a penalty converted by A. Afif in the 31st minute. The red card dismissal of Jang Kuk-Chol in the 28th minute complicated matters for the North Koreans. A. Ali scored Qatar’s second goal in the 44th minute and K. Kang II equalized for North Korea in the 52nd minute. However, Qatar closed the scoring with two more goals: A. Afif scored his second goal and A. Ali added his second personal goal in the match, sealing the victory for his team.
Qatar’s dominance was evident in the statistics, with 73% possession, 19 shots (6 on target) and 6 corners, while North Korea recorded 27% possession, 11 shots (5 on target) and 5 corners.
The match was played at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane and was refereed by Muhammad Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin from Malaysia.
Substitutions north korea: at minute 32 Jong Kum-Song came in and J. Ri went out., at minute 50 Kim Kuk-Jin came in and K. Han went out., at minute 82 Choe Ju-Song came in and Kim Kuk-Jin went out.
Substitutions qatar: at minute 38 A. Moustafa came in and A. Al Yazidi went out., at minute 38 I. Mohammed came in and T. Salman went out., at minute 46 A. Al Rawi came in and I. Al Hassan went out., at minute 69 M. Waad came in and H. Al Amin went out., at minute 74 Edmilson Junior came in and J. Gaber went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
North Korea
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Qatar
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