Tuesday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier between North Korea and South Korea is set to take place in Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung Stadium.
South Korea may be one of the most technically advanced countries in the world, but football fans are facing the prospect of having to follow Tuesday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang by fax.
Tensions between the two countries, which are technically still at war, remain high and while North Korea has agreed to host the game, negotiations to broadcast the action live in the south came to nothing.
In a joint statement issued on Monday, South Korea’s three major terrestrial…
After losing the opening game 4-2 against Tajikistan, India look to bounce back against North Korea in their second game of the 2019 Intercontinental Cup. Follow live scores and match updates below.
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India suffered their second successive defeat in the Intercontinental Cup, losing 5-2 against North Korea in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Here’s how it happened.
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Ronaldo jumps over North Korea’s goalkeeper Ri Myong-Guk before scoring Portugal’s sixth.
In this special 10-part series, ESPN’s Jayaditya Gupta, who has attended every World Cup since 2002, recalls his favourite matches from the tournament. At no. 9, it’s Portugal’s rout of North Korea in 2010, where Cristiano Ronaldo left a lasting impression and North Korea’s misery extended well beyond the scoreline.
The context
Portugal came into this game off a goalless draw against Ivory Coast while North Korea, in their first World Cup in 44 years, had kept Brazil down to a 2-1 win.
The match
The…
Japan’s Vahid Halilhodzic has been experimenting with new players and combinations ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
The ESPN FC panel discuss Group F which contains Germany, Mexico, Sweden and South Korea.
South Korea handed fellow 2018 World Cup finalists Japan a brutal 4-1 home thrashing on Saturday night as Kim Shin-Wook inspired Shin Tae-Yong’s side to a come-from-behind win that sealed a successful defence of the East Asian Championship title.
J.League Player of the Year Yu Kobayashi gave Japan a third minute lead from the penalty spot in Tokyo. But Kim’s double, and goals from Jung Woo-young and Yeom Ki-Hun’s deflected free-kick, earned the South Koreans an emphatic and historic win.
The defeat…
Japan’s Vahid Halilhodzic has been experimenting with new players and combinations ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
Gen Shoji’s outrageous strike from the edge of the centre circle put considerable gloss on another muted performance from World Cup-bound Japan as Vahid Halilhodzic’s makeshift side secured a 2-1 win over China at the East Asian Championship in Tokyo on Tuesday evening.
Shoji’s long-range attempt evaded Wang Dalei, despite the goalkeeper having a clear sight of the ball from the moment the central defender took aim, only for the shot to fly over his head to double Japan’s lead with just three minutes…
The ESPN FC crew feel Group H is the most unpredictable with Poland, Senegal, Colombia and Japan making up the group.
Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts evaluate Australia’s World Cup group and assess whether they or any other Asian teams can progress.
Senegal will face Poland, Colombia and Japan in the 2018 World Cup group stages.
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic has set his sights on another two wins in the remaining matches at the East Asian Championship, despite questioning the quality of the squad at his disposal for this week’s four-team competition.
The Japanese kicked off their campaign with a late and fortuitous 1-0 win over North Korea on Saturday evening when a deflected injury time strike from Yosuke Ideguchi saw off Jorn Andersen’s determined side at Ajinomoto Stadium.
That win put the Japanese on top of the early…
The ESPN FC crew feel Group H is the most unpredictable with Poland, Senegal, Colombia and Japan making up the group.
Senegal will face Poland, Colombia and Japan in the 2018 World Cup group stages.
Japan had a late strike from Yosuke Ideguchi to thank for earning Japan a fortuitous 1-0 win over North Korea to put Vahid Halilhodzic’s side on top of the early standings at the East Asian Championships in Tokyo.
Ideguchi’s deflected effort in the 94th minute in front of just over 20,000 fans at Ajinomoto Stadium secured all three points for Japan. They move to the top of the standings after South Korea and China played out a 2-2 draw earlier in the evening.
The North Koreans were unfortunate not…
ESPN FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill discuss Kelantan’s great escape from relegation and prospects for the 2018 season.
Malaysia midfielder Brendan Gan opens up about his recovery from knee injury, free agency and his ambition for a comeback.
Former Malaysia head coach B. Satianathan has called on fans to get get behind Nelo Vingada by insisting that not even Jose Mourinho could have led the Harimau Malaya to victories over North Korea and Lebanon.
Vingada has come in for a lot of criticism since back-to-back 4-1 defeats to the North Koreans saw them crash out of contention for a place at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The qualifying campaign has seen the Malaysians take just one point from five games in a group that also features Lebanon and…
ESPN FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill discuss Kelantan’s great escape from relegation and prospects for the 2018 season.
Malaysia head coach Nelo Vingada has vowed to fight on despite his side’s demoralising exit from the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign, with back-to-back 4-1 defeats to North Korea in neutral Thailand.
The embattled Portuguese boss has failed to win any of his seven games in charge since joining in May, overseeing six defeats and a lucky 1-1 draw at home when Hong Kong missed a late penalty. This leaves the Harimau Malaya bottom of Group B on one point and out of contention for a place at…