Korea DPR vs UAE

AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round 25 Mar 2025, 18:15
Korea DPR
Korea DPR
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
UAE
UAE
🏟 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (Ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh)) 👤 Mohammed Al Hoish Round 8

Match report

UAE edged past Korea DPR 2-1 in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round on 25 March 2025.

UAE dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had 20 shots to Korea DPR's 7.

The match was played at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (Ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh)), with Mohammed Al Hoish in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 31% - 69% Shots 7 - 20 On target 2 - 7 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 14 - 11 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Kim Yu Song
Korea DPR · 1 goal
8 Fábio Lima 1 goal
8 Harib Suhail 1 assist
8 Abdallah Ramadan 97 passes (89% accurate)
7 Sultan Adil 1 goal
First half vs second half
UAE came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 3–13
Shots On Goal 1–2 1–5
Ball Possession 34–66 —
Corners 1–1 3–3
Attacks 26–71 40–95
Match statistics
4 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
66 Attacks 166
19 Dangerous Attacks 68
2 On Target 6
4 Off Target 15
7 Shots Total 20
2 Shots On Goal 7
4 Shots Off Goal 8
1 Shots Blocked 5
7 Shots Inside Box 11
0 Shots Outside Box 9
14 Fouls 11
4 Corners 4
0 Offsides 3
31% Ball Possession 69%
3 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 1
305 Passes Total 675
209 Passes Accurate 577
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Korea DPR · 4-4-2
1 K. Hyok
12 C. Il 5 J. Hwi-Nam 16 K. Song 19 K. Sung-Hye
20 C. Paek 15 M. Ro 17 K. Kang 4 Ri Chol
11 K. Pak 10 I. Ri
UAE · 4-2-3-1
17 K. Eisa
5 M. Meloni 3 L. Pimenta 4 K. Kouadio 9 H. Suhail
15 Y. Nader 6 A. Ramadan
16 J. Santos 10 F. Lima 21 L. Pereira
14 Caio
Korea DPR
Coach
Sin Yong-Nam
Substitutes
  • 7 Kuk-jin Kim
  • 3 Kuk Chol Jang
  • 13 Kuk Choe
  • 23 Kum-song Jong
  • 6 Kye Tam
  • 21 Kwang-jun Yu
  • 18 Kil-ryong Hong
  • 2 Jin Hyok Kim
  • 14 Ryang Kwang Myong
  • 22 Han Chung Guk
UAE
Coach
Paulo Bento
Substitutes
  • 23 Sultan Adil
  • 20 Yahya Alghassani
  • 7 Bruno Oliveira
  • 11 Caio Canedo
  • 1 Ali Khasif
  • 22 Hamad Al Meqebaali
  • 12 Khalifa Al-Hammadi
  • 13 Mohamed Omar Al Attas
  • 19 Khaled Aldhanhani
  • 2 Isam Faiz
  • 18 Mackenzie Hunt
  • 8 Tahnoon Alzaabi
Substitutions
  • 41' ↑ Kim Kuk-Jin ↓ Ri Kum-Chol Korea DPR
  • 46' ↑ Choe Kuk ↓ Paek Chung-Song Korea DPR
  • 46' ↑ Jang Kuk-Chol ↓ Jong Hwi-Nam Korea DPR
  • 46' ↑ Sultan Adil ↓ Jonatas Santos UAE
  • 65' ↑ Yahya Al Ghassani ↓ Luanzinho UAE
  • 72' ↑ Bruno Conceição ↓ Fábio Lima UAE
  • 73' ↑ Jong Kum-Song ↓ Pak Kwang-Hun Korea DPR
  • 73' ↑ Caio Canedo ↓ Caio Lucas UAE
  • 88' ↑ Kye Tam ↓ Kim Kuk-Jin Korea DPR
  • 90+10' ↑ Mackenzie Hunt ↓ Sultan Adil UAE
Cards
  • 25' Jong Hwi-Nam Korea DPR
  • 35' A. Ramadan UAE
  • 63' Y. Nader UAE
  • 77' Kim Yu-Song Korea DPR
  • 79' Kim Kuk-Jin Korea DPR
Head-to-head
Korea DPR 0 1 draws 1 UAE
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Recent form
Korea DPR D L L L D
UAE D L L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Korea DPR vs UAE?
Korea DPR lost 1-2 against UAE on 25 March 2025.
Who won Korea DPR vs UAE?
UAE won the match 2-1.
Where was Korea DPR vs UAE played?
The match was played at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (Ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh)).
Who had more possession in Korea DPR vs UAE?
UAE had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.