Japan vs North Korea match stats & report
1–0 Full time
Japan stats & fixtures · North Korea stats & fixtures
Japan beat North Korea 1–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (2nd Round - Group B - 3) on 21 March 2024. Japan had 61% of the ball.
Japan vs North Korea match statistics
- 61% Ball possession 39%
- 12 Total shots 6
- 3 Shots on target 3
- 7 Shots off target 2
- 2 Blocked shots 1
- 7 Shots inside the box 2
- 7 Corners 3
- 5 Fouls 8
- 2 Offsides 2
- 1 Yellow cards 3
- 389 Passes 246
- 84% Pass accuracy 65%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 2' Goal A. Tanaka (assist R. Doan) Japan
- 20' Yellow card Kuk-Chol Jang North Korea
- 60' Yellow card H. Ito Japan
- 73' Yellow card Il-song Ri North Korea
- 75' Yellow card Kang Kuk-Chol North Korea
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Japan
Bench D. Maekawa , K. Osako , Shogo Taniguchi , D. Hashioka , T. Watanabe , Y. Nagatomo , W. Endo , T. Kawamura , K. Nakamura , T. Asano , Koki Ogawa , T. Kubo
North Korea
Bench T. Sin , Yu Kwang-Jun , Jong Kum-Song , Kim Sung-Hye , Choe Jin-Nam , Kye Tam , Mun In-Ju , Ri Il-song , Choe Ok-Chol , Kang Kuk-Chol , Kim Kuk-Jin , Ri Jo-Guk
Form guide
Japan at home
7–3–0 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.9 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 3.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.9 per game
32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
North Korea away
No completed matches on record.