title: North Korea national football team results
text: # North Korea national football team results
  
  This article summarizes the outcomes of all official matches played by the North Korea national football team by opponent and by period, since they first played in official competitions in 1956.
  
  ## Record per opponent
  
  Last updated: North Korea vs Lebanon, 19 November 2019. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
  
  ### Key
  
  The following table shows North Korea's all-time official international record per opponent:
  
  | Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | CONAF |
  | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 66.67 | AFC |
  | Bahrain | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 57.14 | AFC |
  | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | CONMEBOL |
  | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0.00 | UEFA |
  | Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.00 | CONCACAF |
  | Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | CONMEBOL |
  | China | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 30.77 | AFC |
  | Chinese Taipei | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 88.88 | AFC |
  | Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | CONAF |
  | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | CONCACAF |
  | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | CONAF |
  | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 | UEFA |
  | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | UEFA |
  | Guam | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | +39 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | CONAF |
  | Hong Kong | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 64.70 | AFC |
  | India | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 90.90 | AFC |
  | Indonesia | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 81.81 | AFC |
  | Iran | 23 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 0.00 | AFC |
  | Iraq | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 36.36 | AFC |
  | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | UEFA |
  | Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | CONAF |
  | Japan | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 36.84 | AFC |
  | Jordan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 50.50 | AFC |
  | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 | UEFA |
  | Kuwait | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 7.14 | AFC |
  | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Laos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | UEFA |
  | Lebanon | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 11.11 | AFC |
  | Macau | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Malaysia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 60.00 | AFC |
  | Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | CONAF |
  | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | CONCACAF |
  | Mongolia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Myanmar | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 71.43 | AFC |
  | Nepal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | CONAF |
  | North Vietnam | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | UEFA |
  | Oman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0.00 | AFC |
  | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | AFC |
  | Palestine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | OFC |
  | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | CONMEBOL |
  | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 | AFC |
  | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0.00 | UEFA |
  | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0.00 | UEFA |
  | Qatar | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 36.36 | AFC |
  | Saudi Arabia | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 7.14 | AFC |
  | Singapore | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 66.67 | AFC |
  | Somalia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100.00 | CONAF |
  | South Korea | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 5.26 | AFC |
  | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | CONAF |
  | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 | UEFA |
  | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 | UEFA |
  | Sri Lanka | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 100.00 | AFC |
  | Syria | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 27.27 | AFC |
  | Tajikistan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.67 | AFC |
  | Thailand | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 55.00 | AFC |
  | Turkmenistan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28.57 | AFC |
  | United Arab Emirates | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 28.57 | AFC |
  | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
  | Uzbekistan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 10.00 | AFC |
  | Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | CONMEBOL |
  | Vietnam | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 37.50 | AFC |
  | Yemen | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 66.67 | AFC |
  | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | CONAF |
  | Total | 410 | 178 | 113 | 119 | 639 | 434 | +205 | 43.41 | — |
  
  ## Results in chronological order
  
  The summarizing tables below show North Korea's official matches per period. More extensive reports (with dates, scores, goal scorers and match circumstances) can be found on the main articles per period.
  
  | | Legend for encounters |
  | - | - |
  | Q | Qualification rounds |
  | PR | Preliminary round |
  | R + number | Round number |
  | GS | Group Stage |
  | SF | Semi-final |
  | 3rd-4th | Third place match |
  
  ### 1956–1979
  
  82 matches played:
  
  ### 1980–1999
  
  100 matches played:
  
  ### 2000–2009
  
  102 matches played:
  
  ### 2010–2019
  
  118 matches played:
  
  