North Korea vs Iran 2-3 — World Championship Qual. AFC · StatsGem

World Championship Qual. AFCWC Qualification, AFC 2025

2–3

Thu 14 Nov·06:00·Matchday 5·Group A·Neutral venue·Iran won

Match overview

12 priority stats · full time

3Corners2
2Cards1
17Shots19
4Shots on target13
11Fouls7
13Throw-ins24
1Offsides1
5Goal kicks12
9Saves3
7Tackles9
12Interceptions8
6Dribbles4

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Period

Match statistics

North Korea and Iran match statistics, ft
North Korea	Statistic	Iran
Overview
3	Corner kicks	2
2	Yellow cards	1
17	Total shots	19
4	Shots on target	13
11	Fouls	7
13	Throw-ins	24
1	Offsides	1
5	Goal kicks	12
9	Goalkeeper saves	3
7	Tackles	9
12	Interceptions	8
6	Dribbles	4
51	Ball possession	49
0	Big chances	4
0	Red cards	1
422	Passes	408
7	Free kicks	10
344	Accurate passes	323
Shots
9	Shots off target	2
4	Blocked shots	4
8	Shots inside box	12
9	Shots outside box	7
1	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
0	Big chances missed	2
27	Touches in penalty area	20
2	Fouled in final third	2
1	Offsides	1
Passing
13	Throw-ins	24
5	Accurate crosses	3
21	Accurate long balls	35
70	Final third entries	70
Duels
43%	Duels won (%)	57%
5	Dispossessed	3
6	Dribbles	4
18%	Ground duels (%)	23%
18%	Aerial duels (%)	25%
Defending
6%	Tackles won (%)	3%
12	Interceptions	8
23	Clearances	21
51	Ball recoveries	48
Goalkeeping
9	Saves	3
5	Goal kicks	12
0	High claims	1
Non-penalty expected goals
0.4	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.9

North Korea and Iran match statistics, h1
North Korea	Statistic	Iran
Overview
0	Corner kicks	1
2	Yellow cards	0
5	Total shots	15
2	Shots on target	11
5	Throw-ins	11
1	Offsides	1
3	Goal kicks	5
7	Goalkeeper saves	2
4	Tackles	5
6	Interceptions	6
4	Dribbles	3
39	Ball possession	61
0	Big chances	3
0	Red cards	0
184	Passes	285
2	Free kicks	6
141	Accurate passes	238
Shots
3	Shots off target	1
0	Blocked shots	3
0	Shots inside box	10
5	Shots outside box	5
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
0	Big chances missed	1
1	Fouled in final third	0
1	Offsides	1
Passing
5	Throw-ins	11
0	Accurate crosses	3
12	Accurate long balls	20
31	Final third entries	38
Duels
38%	Duels won (%)	62%
2	Dispossessed	2
4	Dribbles	3
10%	Ground duels (%)	13%
5%	Aerial duels (%)	12%
Defending
4%	Tackles won (%)	2%
6	Interceptions	6
16	Clearances	5
32	Ball recoveries	29
Goalkeeping
7	Saves	2
3	Goal kicks	5

North Korea and Iran match statistics, h2
North Korea	Statistic	Iran
Overview
3	Corner kicks	1
0	Yellow cards	1
12	Total shots	4
2	Shots on target	2
8	Throw-ins	13
0	Offsides	0
2	Goal kicks	7
2	Goalkeeper saves	1
3	Tackles	4
6	Interceptions	2
2	Dribbles	1
67	Ball possession	33
0	Big chances	1
0	Red cards	1
238	Passes	123
5	Free kicks	4
203	Accurate passes	85
Shots
6	Shots off target	1
4	Blocked shots	1
8	Shots inside box	2
4	Shots outside box	2
1	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
0	Big chances missed	1
1	Fouled in final third	2
0	Offsides	0
Passing
8	Throw-ins	13
5	Accurate crosses	0
9	Accurate long balls	15
39	Final third entries	32
Duels
48%	Duels won (%)	52%
3	Dispossessed	1
2	Dribbles	1
8%	Ground duels (%)	10%
13%	Aerial duels (%)	13%
Defending
2%	Tackles won (%)	1%
6	Interceptions	2
7	Clearances	16
19	Ball recoveries	19
Goalkeeping
2	Saves	1
2	Goal kicks	7

Line-ups

North Korea4-4-2

Hyok8.8 Chol6.7 Hyok6.6 Song7.9 Jang7.1 Kang7.7 Choe6.6 Paek6.3 Tam6.0 Kwang-Sŏng7.4 Ri7.4

Bench

Iran4-2-3-1

Beiranvand6.8 Yousefi6.3 Nemati6.8 Mohammadi6.3 Khalilzadeh6.0 Taremi8.6 Karimi6.3 Ezatolahi7.7 Ghayedi7.4 Mohebi8.5 Azmoun7.4

Bench

Player ratings

North Korea15 rated

8.8Kang Ju Hyok90′
7.9Kim Yu Song90′1G
7.7Kuk-chol Kang90′
7.1Kuk Chol Jang90′
6.7Choe Ok Chol90′
6.6Kim Pom Hyok90′
6.3Chung-song Paek90′
7.4Jo-guk Ri89′
7.4Han Kwang-Sŏng73′
6.6Ju-Song Choe68′
6.0Kye Tam68′
7.1Kwang-hun Pak22′
6.8Un-Chol Ri22′
6.3Il Gwan Jong17′
6.3Kum-song Jong11′

Iran16 rated

Player statistics

North Korea

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv	Cards
Kang Ju HyokGoalkeeper	90′	8.8					15/26				9
Kim Yu SongDefender	90′	7.9	1		1		45/54		1/3
Kuk-chol KangMidfielder	90′	7.7			2		62/73	1	3/7	1
Kuk Chol JangDefender	90′	7.1					35/40		5/7
Choe Ok CholDefender	90′	6.7			3		36/48	3	8/11	2
Kim Pom HyokDefender	90′	6.6			1		32/38	1	6/9
Chung-song PaekMidfielder	90′	6.3			1		36/43	2	0/8
Jo-guk RiForward	89′	7.4			3		22/24		5/13	2
Han Kwang-SŏngForward	73′	7.4			3		13/17	1	3/5	1
Ju-Song ChoeMidfielder	68′	6.6					9/12		2/5
Kye TamMidfielder	68′	6.0					19/23	1	2/9	1
Kwang-hun PakForward	22′	7.1			2		7/8	3	0/4
Un-Chol RiMidfielder	22′	6.8			1		11/12
Il Gwan JongMidfielder	17′	6.3					2/3
Kum-song JongDefender	11′	6.3					0/1		1/3
Jin Hyok KimDefender	—	—
Kim Sung-HyeDefender	—	—
Kwang-jun YuGoalkeeper	—	—
Ri HunForward	—	—
Sin Kwang-NamMidfielder	—	—
Sin Tae SongGoalkeeper	—	—

Iran

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv	Cards
Saeid EzatolahiMidfielder	90′	7.7			1		30/35	2	7/11	3
Ali NematiDefender	90′	6.8					48/52		2/6
Alireza BeiranvandGoalkeeper	90′	6.8					26/40		2/2		3
Aria YousefiDefender	90′	6.3			1		26/34	3	5/7	2
Milad MohammadiDefender	90′	6.3			1		33/40		4/6	1
Mehdi TaremiMidfielder	81′	8.6		3	8		16/24	3	3/6
Mohammad MohebiForward	81′	8.5	2		3		19/23	1	5/8	1
Sardar AzmounForward	68′	7.4			1		17/21	3	1/3
Seyed Mohammad KarimiMidfielder	68′	6.3					31/37		1/3
Mehdi GhayediForward	54′	7.4	1		3		10/16	2	1/5
Shoja KhalilzadehDefender	51′	6.0					44/47		5/7	1
Hossein KanaaniDefender	36′	6.3					4/7		2/5
Mohammad GhorbaniMidfielder	22′	7.1			1		5/6
Alireza JahanbakhshForward	22′	6.4					6/11		2/4	1
Omid NoorafkanMidfielder	9′	7.4					4/7		4/4
Shahriar MoghanlouForward	9′	7.1					4/8		4/7
Ali GholizadehMidfielder	—	—
Amirhossein HosseinzadehForward	—	—
Hossein HosseiniGoalkeeper	—	—
Mohammad Amin HazbaviDefender	—	—
Mohammadjavad HosseinnejadMidfielder	—	—
Payam NiazmandGoalkeeper	—	—
Roozbeh CheshmiDefender	—	—

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CompetitionWorld Championship Qual. AFC Home teamNorth Korea Away teamIran

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