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Korea DPR
Nickname(s)	Chollima
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Han Hyung-Yi (한형일)
Home stadium	Kim Il-Sung Stadium
FIFA code	PRK
FIFA ranking	117
Highest FIFA ranking	57 (November 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	181 (October 1998)
Elo ranking	83
Highest Elo ranking	26 (July 1966)
Lowest Elo ranking	87 (June 2005)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international Burma 0 - 0 North Korea (Rangoon, Burma; March 22, 1964)
Biggest win North Korea 21 - 0 Guam (Taipei, Taiwan; March 11, 2005)
Biggest defeat Bulgaria 6 - 1 North Korea (Sofia, Bulgaria; May 25, 1974) Poland 5 - 0 North Korea (Montreal, Canada; July 25, 1976)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1966)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1966
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1980)
Best result	Fourth place, 1980

The national football team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) is the national team of North Korea and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association. Their shining moment came in the 1966 World Cup at Middlesbrough F.C. home Ayresome Park, when North Korea upset Italy 1-0 to gain a spot in the quarterfinals. There, they went 3-0 up against Portugal, but the brilliance of Eusébio (and his four goals) stopped the fairy tale run, 5-3. The North Korean team was the first Asian team to progress beyond the first round of the World Cup finals. The documentary film The Game of Their Lives by Daniel Gordon is about the seven surviving members in 2002 of the 1966 national team.

The current team is composed of both native North Koreans and Zainichi Koreans born in Japan, of which Ahn Young-Hak is the best known; due to the country's political situation, only Zainichi are allowed to join clubs in countries outside North Korea, and it is under their own terms, rather than through state intervention. Similarly, fans who follow the team when playing away matches are often Zainichi, as ordinary Northerners are usually not allowed to travel abroad.

Contents 1 Last and next games 2 World Cup record 3 Asian Cup record 4 East Asian Cup record 5 U-20 6 Current squad 7 See also 8 References

• Last game:  Korea DPR 5-1 Mongolia  - Pyongyang, North Korea - 28 October 2007. (FIFA World Cup 2010)

• Next game:  Japan - Korea DPR  - Chongqing, China - 17 February 2008. (East Asian Championship 2008)

• 1930 to 1938 - Did not enter, colonized by Japan
• 1950 to 1962 - Did not enter
• 1966 - Quarterfinals
• 1970 - Withdrew
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Withdrew
• 1982 to 1994 - Did not qualify
• 1998 - Did not enter
• 2002 - Did not enter
• 2006 - Did not qualify

• 1956 to 1972 - Did not enter
• 1976 - Withdrew after qualifying
• 1980 - Fourth place
• 1984 - Did not enter
• 1988 - Did not qualify
• 1992 - Round 1
• 1996 - Did not enter
• 2000 - Did not qualify
• 2004 - Did not qualify
• 2007 - Did not enter

• 2003 - Withdrew
• 2005 - Third place

In November 2006, North Koreans emerged victorious against Japan in the final of the AFC Youth Championship. They recently competed in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, failing to progress past the group stages.

(May, 2007)

Goalkeepers: Sung Chol Sim Tong Song Ryu Myong Gil Kim Myong Dok Ri Defenders: Sok Chol Jang Myong Sam Ri Yong Jun Kim Hyok Chol So Yon Chol Pak Chol Hyok An Song Chol Nam Kwang Chong Ri Chol Ho Kim Myong Chol Hwang Chol Jin Pak Jong Hyok Cha Kyong Chan Paek Midfielders: Ahn Young-Hak Ri Han-Jae

Song Chol Han Nam Chol Pak In Guk Mun Jong Ho An Song Gwan Pak Kwang Hyok Kim Chol Jon Sun Li Han Song Chol Kim Yun Nam Ji Yong Nam Sin Kyong Il Jang Yong Gwang Ri Forwards: Yong Su Kim Chol Man Choe Ruu Tih Poong Yong Jo Hong Hyok Chol Ri Myong Chol Kim Ung Chon Choe Chong Tese Kum Dong Ri

• List of Korea-related topics

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Afghanistan | Australia | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Brunei | Cambodia | China PR | Chinese Taipei | Guam | Hong Kong* | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Japan | Jordan | Korea DPR | Korea Republic | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Lebanon | Macau* | Malaysia | Maldives | Mongolia | Myanmar | Nepal | Oman | Pakistan | Palestine | Philippines | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Syria | Tajikistan | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | Yemen * FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.
National football teams of East Asia (EAFF) v • d • e
China PR | Chinese Taipei | Guam | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Korea DPR | Korea Republic | Macau, China | Mongolia | Northern Mariana Islands† †OFC Associate Member and EAFF Provisional Member All teams are part of the AFC, apart from the Northern Mariana Islands, who are associate part of the OFC. Note: FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China. Template:KoreaDPRSoccer

v • d • e North Korea squad - 1966 FIFA World Cup

1 Lee Chan‑Myung • 2 Pak Li‑Sup • 3 Shin Yung‑Kyoo • 4 Kang Bong‑Chil • 5 Lim Zoong‑Sun • 6 Im Seung‑Hwi • 7 Pak Doo‑Ik • 8 Pak Seung‑Zin • 9 Lee Keun‑Hak • 10 Kang Ryong‑Woon • 11 Han Bong‑Zin • 12 Kim Seung‑Il • 13 Oh Yoon‑Kyung • 14 Ha Jung‑Won • 15 Yang Sung‑Kook • 16 Lee Dong‑Woon • 17 Kim Bong‑Hwan • 18 Ke Seung‑Woon • 19 Kim Yung‑Kil • 20 Ryoo Chang‑Kil • 21 An Se‑Bok • 22 Lee Chi‑An • Coach: Myung Rae‑Hyun