North Korea Has No Win in Qualifying...North Korea-China World Cup Final Frustration
North Korea Has No Win in Qualifying...North Korea-China World Cup Final Frustration
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The North Korean men's soccer team failed to advance to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals.
North Korea lost 1-2 in the eighth Group A match of the 3rd qualifying round for the World Cup in Asia against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Prince Bin Fad Sports City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the 26th (Korea time).
The game was a home game, but North Korea is playing in a third country without playing the third qualifying round at home.
This is the background of the UAE match in Saudi Arabia.
As a result of this day, North Korea also failed to win the first round of the third round of qualifying.
He finished at the bottom of Group A with two draws and six losses (two points).
The UAE, led by former Korean national team coach Paulo Bento (Portugal), ranked third in Group A with four wins, one draw and three losses (13 points) with the victory.
In the third qualifying round for the North Korea-China World Cup in Asia, the first and second places in each group will go straight to the finals.
In Group A, with Iran (20 points) at the top of the group confirmed its early finals, Uzbekistan (17 points) and the UAE will compete for second place.
Uzbekistan is in a more advantageous situation, but UAE's advance to the World Cup is not just difficult.
Rankings 3rd to 4th place in each group will play in the fourth preliminary round, and they are aiming for the final round once again. However, ranking 5th to 6th place will be eliminated as it is.
Qatar ranks fourth in Group A with 10 points. It has an eight-point gap with the North, and the North will not be able to advance to fourth place even if it wins in the remaining schedule.
As a result, he was aiming for his first ticket to the World Cup finals in 16 years since the 2010 South African Games, but experienced an early elimination. 온라인카지노
Meanwhile, North Korea will play the 9th game against Kyrgyzstan on June 5 and conclude the World Cup qualifying round with the 10th game against Iran.