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General Information for North Korea

DPR Korea Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1958
Average height in 1966
1.7m
Average age in 1966
21.8
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1966
Jersey in 1966

Coaches in 1966

Myung, Rye-Hyun (Coach)

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Myung, Rye-Hyun (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-04-14
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach Rye-Hyun Myung

Players of North Korea in 1966

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Lee, Chang-Myung 1947-01-02 Goalkeeper North Korea Kigwancha SG - - - - - -
Ha, Jung-Won 1942-04-20 Defender North Korea 8 August SC - - - - - -
Lim, Zoong-Sun 1943-07-16 Defender North Korea Moranbong SC - - - - - -
Pak, Li-Sup 1944-01-06 Defender North Korea Amrokgang SG - - - - - -
Shin, Yung-Kyoo 1942-03-30 Defender North Korea Moranbong SC - - - - - -
Han, Bong-Zin 1945-09-02 Midfielder North Korea 8 February Sports Team - - - - - -
Im, Seung-Hwi 1946-02-03 Midfielder North Korea 8 February Sports Team - - - - - -
Kang, Bong-Chil 1943-11-07 Midfielder North Korea 8 February Sports Team - - - - - -
Oh, Yoon-Kyung 1941-08-06 Midfielder North Korea 8 August SC - - - - - -
Kang, Ryong-Woon 1942-04-25 Striker North Korea Rodongja SC - - - - - -
Kim, Bong-Hwan 1939-07-04 Striker North Korea Kigwancha SG - - - - - -
Kim, Seung-Il 1945-09-02 Striker North Korea Moranbong SC - - - - - -
Li, Dong-Won 1945-07-04 Striker North Korea Rodongja SC - - - - - -
Pak, Doo-Ik 1943-12-17 Striker North Korea Moranbong SC - - - - - -
Pak, Seung-Zin 1941-01-11 Striker North Korea Moranbong SC - - - - - -
Yang, Seung-Kook 1944-08-19 Striker North Korea Kigwancha SG - - - - - -

Matches of North Korea in 1966

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1966-07-12
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
North Korea
North Korea
3:0 c
Soviet Union vs. North Korea
World Cup 1966 - Group 4
Ayresome Park
1966-07-15
North Korea
North Korea
Chile
Chile
1:1 c
North Korea vs. Chile
World Cup 1966 - Group 4
Ayresome Park
1966-07-19
North Korea
North Korea
Italy
Italy
1:0 c
North Korea vs. Italy
World Cup 1966 - Group 4
Ayresome Park
1966-07-23
Portugal
Portugal
North Korea
North Korea
5:3 c
Portugal vs. North Korea
World Cup 1966 - Quarter Finals
Goodison Park
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Match Progress for North Korea in 1966

Favorite Opponents of North Korea

Opponent M W D L G
Japan
Japan
18 5 3 10 12
China
China
17 3 5 9 20
Iran
Iran
17 0 2 15 7
South Korea
South Korea
17 1 9 7 5
Thailand
Thailand
16 7 4 5 28
Qatar
Qatar
14 4 6 4 18
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
13 9 4 0 20
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
13 4 4 5 14
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
12 1 2 9 7
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
11 2 3 6 10
Kuwait
Kuwait
10 1 4 5 13
Jordan
Jordan
10 3 3 4 8
Lebanon
Lebanon
9 1 3 5 6
Taiwan
Taiwan
9 8 1 0 23
Singapore
Singapore
9 6 1 2 18
Vietnam
Vietnam
8 3 4 1 10
Syria
Syria
8 1 3 4 8
Bahrain
Bahrain
7 4 1 2 10
India
India
7 6 1 0 19
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
7 3 3 1 12
Iraq
Iraq
6 2 1 3 5
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
6 4 1 1 6
Mongolia
Mongolia
6 6 0 0 36
Indonesia
Indonesia
6 5 1 0 17
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 20
Yemen
Yemen
5 3 2 0 8
Guam
Guam
5 5 0 0 42
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 3 2 0 13
Nepal
Nepal
4 4 0 0 11
Philippines
Philippines
4 2 1 1 7
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 1 1 1 6
Sweden
Sweden
3 0 1 2 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 5
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3 3 0 0 8
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 9
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 0 1 1 2
Oman
Oman
2 0 1 1 3
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 3
Latvia
Latvia
2 0 1 1 2
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 2
Laos
Laos
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 1 0 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 0 1 0
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 0 1 1
Mali
Mali
1 1 0 0 1
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 0
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 0 1 0 0
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1 1 0 0 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 0 1 0
Finland
Finland
1 1 0 0 3
Somalia
Somalia
1 1 0 0 14
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 0 1 1
Zambia
Zambia
1 0 0 1 1
Italy
Italy
1 1 0 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 0 1 0 2
Cuba
Cuba
1 0 1 0 0
Greece
Greece
1 0 1 0 2
Congo
Congo
1 0 1 0 0
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 1
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
1 1 0 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 1
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 2
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