North Korea vs Iran, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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North Korea

56': Mehdi Taremi (OG)
59': Kim Yu-Song

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Iran

29': Mehdi Ghayedi
41': Mohammad Mohebbi
45': Mohammad Mohebbi
51': Shoja Khalilzadeh

About

North Korea are hosting Iran at Lao National Stadium KM16, Vientiene, Laos, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

1': Ri Jo-Guk (North Korea) Yellow Card at 1'
29': Mehdi Ghayedi (Iran) Goal at 29'
33': Kang Kuk-Chol II (North Korea) Yellow Card at 33'
41': Mohammad Mohebbi (Iran) Goal at 41'
45': Mohammad Mohebbi (Iran) Goal at 45'
51': Shoja Khalilzadeh (Iran) Red Card at 51'
54': Hossein Kanani (Iran) Substitution at 54'
56': Mehdi Taremi (Iran) Own Goal at 56'
59': Kim Yu-Song (North Korea) Goal at 59'
67': Mehdi Taremi (Iran) Penalty - Saved at 67'
68': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) Substitution at 68'
68': Mohammad Ghorbani (Iran) Substitution at 68'
68': Kwang-Hun Pak (North Korea) Substitution at 68'
68': Ri Un-Chol (North Korea) Substitution at 68'
72': Aria Yousefi (Iran) Yellow Card at 72'
73': Jong Il-Gwan (North Korea) Substitution at 73'
81': Omid Norafkan (Iran) Substitution at 81'
81': Shahriar Moghanlou (Iran) Substitution at 81'
90': Jong Kum-Song (North Korea) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

IRN		PRK
7	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	9
48.8	Possession	51.2
19	SHOTS	17
13	ON GOAL	4
0.7	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Lao National Stadium KM16
Location: Vientiene, Laos
Attendance: 100

WCQ - AFC Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Iran	9	+8	20
2	Uzbekistan	9	+4	18
3	United Arab Emirates	9	+7	14
4	Qatar	9	-4	13

Full Standings

Line-Ups

North Korea (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kang Ju-Hyok (GK)
16	Kim Yu-Song
3	Jang Kuk-Chol
4	Kim Pom-Hyok
14	Choe Ok-Chol
17	Kang Kuk-Chol II
6	Tam Kye
12	Choe Ju-Song
20	Paek Chung-Song
9	Ri Jo-Guk
10	Han Kwang-Song

North Korea Substitutes:

Jong Il-Gwan, Hun Ri, Jong Kum-Song, Sin Kwang-Nam, Kum-Chon Kim, Kim Sung-Hye, Sin Tae-Song, Ri Un-Chol, Kwang-Hun Pak, Kim Jin-Hyok, Yu Kwang-Jun.

Iran (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
2	Ali Nemati
4	Shoja Khalilzadeh
5	Milad Mohammadi
23	Aria Yousefi
9	Mehdi Taremi
6	Saeid Ezatolahi
17	Seyed Mohammad Karimi
20	Sardar Azmoun
10	Mehdi Ghayedi
8	Mohammad Mohebbi

Iran Substitutes:

Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Ghorbani, Payam Niazmand, Ali Gholizadeh, Shahriar Moghanlou, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Amin Hazbavi, Hossein Hosseini, Omid Norafkan, Hossein Kanani, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mohammad Hosseinnezhad.

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