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Japan 1-0 North Korea · World Cup Qualification AFC

Japan beat North Korea 1-0 in the World Cup Qualification AFC. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Japan and North Korea met in the World Cup Qualification AFC on Thursday, 21 March 2024.

Goalscorers

Japan: A. Tanaka 2'. North Korea did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Japan, 3 for North Korea).

Line-ups

Japan started in a 4-2-3-1: Zion Suzuki, Yukinari Sugawara, Ko Itakura, Koki Machida, Hiroki Itō, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Ritsu Doan, Takumi Minamino, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda.

North Korea started in a 4-4-2: Kang Ju Hyok, Kim Kyong Sok, Kuk Chol Jang, Kim Yu Song, Kim Pom Hyok, Chung-song Paek, Kim Kuk Bom, Un-Chol Ri, Ju-Song Choe, Il Gwan Jong, Han Kwang-Song.

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Minute by minute

  1. 2'Goal! Japan 1-0 North Korea. A. Tanaka (Japan) scores, assisted by R. Doan.
  2. 45'Half-time. Japan 1-0 North Korea.
  3. 90'Full-time. Japan 1-0 North Korea.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Japan vs North Korea.
  2. 2'Goal! Japan 1-0 North Korea. A. Tanaka (Japan) scores, assisted by R. Doan.
  3. 3'Attempt missed. D. Maeda (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  4. 11'Attempt missed. H. Morita (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  5. 13'Attempt saved. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  6. 14'Attempt blocked. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  7. 18'Attempt missed. K. Machida (Japan), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  8. 20'Yellow card for K. C. Jang (North Korea).
  9. 21'Attempt missed. Y. Sugawara (Japan), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  10. 29'Attempt saved. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  11. 29'Attempt blocked. H. Morita (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  12. 36'Attempt missed. H. Itō (Japan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  13. 43'Attempt saved. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.36.
  14. 45'1 minute of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Japan 1-0 North Korea.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, North Korea: I. Ri comes on for J. Choe.
  18. 46'Substitution, North Korea: K. C. Kang comes on for U. Ri.
  19. 47'Attempt saved. H. Kwang-Sŏng (North Korea), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 51'Attempt missed. A. Ueda (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.36.
  21. 52'Substitution, North Korea: C. O. Chol comes on for K. K. Sok.
  22. 55'Attempt saved. I. Ri (North Korea), header. xG 0.07.
  23. 56'Attempt missed. K. C. Kang (North Korea), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 58'Substitution, Japan: W. Endo comes on for H. Morita.
  25. 58'Attempt missed. I. G. Jong (North Korea), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  26. 60'Yellow card for H. Itō (Japan).
  27. 64'Attempt blocked. H. Kwang-Sŏng (North Korea), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  28. 67'Substitution, North Korea: K. Kim comes on for I. G. Jong.
  29. 72'Attempt blocked. A. Tanaka (Japan), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  30. 73'Substitution, Japan: S. Taniguchi comes on for R. Doan.
  31. 73'Substitution, Japan: T. Asano comes on for T. Minamino.
  32. 73'Yellow card for I. Ri (North Korea).
  33. 74'Substitution, Japan: D. Hashioka comes on for Y. Sugawara.
  34. 75'Yellow card for K. C. Kang (North Korea).
  35. 79'Attempt saved. K. Kim (North Korea), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  36. 80'Substitution, Japan: K. Ogawa comes on for A. Ueda.
  37. 80'Attempt saved. A. Ueda (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  38. 82'Substitution, North Korea: I. Mun comes on for K. P. Hyok.
  39. 88'Attempt missed. D. Hashioka (Japan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  40. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  41. 90+4'Attempt missed. K. Itakura (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  42. 90'Full-time. Japan 1-0 North Korea.
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