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Qatar 5-1 North Korea · World Cup Qualification AFC

Qatar beat North Korea 5-1 in the World Cup Qualification AFC. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Qatar and North Korea met in the World Cup Qualification AFC at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Thursday, 20 March 2025.

Goalscorers

Qatar: A. Afif 17'; A. Al-Ganehi 23'; K. Y. Song 34'; A. Al-Rawi 56'; A. Alaaeldin 66'. North Korea: K. Pak 86'.

How the match went

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

Line-ups

Qatar started in a 3-4-1-2: Meshaal Barsham, Tarek Salman, Pedro Miguel, Lucas Mendes, M. Naji, Ahmed Fathi, Mostafa Mashaal, Homam Al-Amin, Akram Afif, Ahmed Al-Rawi, Ahmed Al-Ganehi.

North Korea started in a 4-4-2: Kang Ju Hyok, Jin Hyok Kim, Jong Hwi-Nam, Kim Yu Song, Kim Sung-Hye, Chung-song Paek, Myong Song Ro, Kuk-chol Kang, Il-song Ri, Kuk-jin Kim, Jo-guk Ri.

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Minute by minute

  1. 11'VAR: card upgraded for J. Hwi-Nam (North Korea).
  2. 17'Goal! Qatar 1-0 North Korea. A. Afif (Qatar) scores, assisted by M. Mashaal.
  3. 23'Goal! Qatar 2-0 North Korea. A. Al-Ganehi (Qatar) scores, assisted by A. Afif.
  4. 34'Goal! Qatar 3-0 North Korea. Own goal by K. Y. Song.
  5. 45'Half-time. Qatar 3-0 North Korea.
  6. 56'Goal! Qatar 4-0 North Korea. A. Al-Rawi (Qatar) scores, assisted by A. Afif.
  7. 66'Goal! Qatar 5-0 North Korea. A. Alaaeldin (Qatar) scores, assisted by A. Afif.
  8. 86'Goal! Qatar 5-1 North Korea. K. Pak (North Korea) scores, assisted by K. Ri.
  9. 90'Full-time. Qatar 5-1 North Korea.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Qatar vs North Korea.
  2. 11'Yellow card for J. Hwi-Nam (North Korea).
  3. 11'VAR: card upgraded for J. Hwi-Nam (North Korea).
  4. 17'Goal! Qatar 1-0 North Korea. A. Afif (Qatar) scores, assisted by M. Mashaal.
  5. 19'Attempt missed. J. Ri (North Korea), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 20'Attempt saved. K. C. Kang (North Korea), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 23'Goal! Qatar 2-0 North Korea. A. Al-Ganehi (Qatar) scores, assisted by A. Afif.
  8. 28'Attempt blocked. K. C. Kang (North Korea), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  9. 30'Attempt saved. K. C. Kang (North Korea), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.09.
  10. 34'Goal! Qatar 3-0 North Korea. Own goal by K. Y. Song.
  11. 38'Attempt saved. A. Al-Rawi (Qatar), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  12. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  13. 45+4'Attempt blocked. J. Ri (North Korea), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  14. 45+6'Attempt missed. J. H. Kim (North Korea), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  15. 45+6'Attempt saved. J. Ri (North Korea), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  16. 45'Half-time. Qatar 3-0 North Korea.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 46'Substitution, North Korea: C. R. Il comes on for J. H. Kim.
  19. 46'Substitution, North Korea: K. Choe comes on for I. Ri.
  20. 46'Substitution, North Korea: H. C. Guk comes on for M. S. Ro.
  21. 47'Attempt missed. A. Al-Rawi (Qatar), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  22. 49'Yellow card for K. Kim (North Korea).
  23. 56'Goal! Qatar 4-0 North Korea. A. Al-Rawi (Qatar) scores, assisted by A. Afif.
  24. 62'Substitution, Qatar: A. Alaaeldin comes on for A. Al-Rawi.
  25. 62'Substitution, Qatar: J. G. Abdulsallam comes on for A. Fathi.
  26. 62'Substitution, Qatar: A. Suhail comes on for L. Mendes.
  27. 65'Yellow card for J. Ri (North Korea).
  28. 66'Goal! Qatar 5-0 North Korea. A. Alaaeldin (Qatar) scores, assisted by A. Afif.
  29. 68'Substitution, Qatar: A. Hassan comes on for H. Al-Amin.
  30. 69'Attempt saved. K. C. Kang (North Korea), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  31. 70'Substitution, North Korea: K. Pak comes on for K. Kim.
  32. 71'Off the woodwork! A. Alaaeldin (Qatar), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  33. 72'Attempt saved. K. Pak (North Korea), header. xG 0.06.
  34. 75'Attempt missed. J. G. Abdulsallam (Qatar), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  35. 75'Attempt saved. A. Al-Ganehi (Qatar), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  36. 76'Substitution, Qatar: E. Junior comes on for M. Naji.
  37. 78'Attempt saved. E. Junior (Qatar), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  38. 84'Substitution, North Korea: K. Ri comes on for C. Paek.
  39. 84'Attempt saved. A. Afif (Qatar), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  40. 84'Attempt saved. A. Alaaeldin (Qatar), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  41. 85'Substitution, Qatar: ? comes on for A. Hassan.
  42. 86'Goal! Qatar 5-1 North Korea. K. Pak (North Korea) scores, assisted by K. Ri.
  43. 89'Attempt blocked. K. C. Kang (North Korea), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  44. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  45. 90+4'Yellow card for T. Salman (Qatar).
  46. 90+4'Attempt blocked. K. C. Kang (North Korea), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  47. 90'Full-time. Qatar 5-1 North Korea.
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