North Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup

The North Korea women's national football team has represented North Korea (Korea DPR) at the FIFA Women's World Cup at four stagings of the tournament; they appeared in every edition from 1999 to 2011.

FIFA Women's World Cup record

The team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup Finals record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995 Did not enter
United States 1999 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2
United States 2003 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1
China 2007 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2
Germany 2011 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3
Canada 2015 Banned
France 2019 Did not qualify
Australia New Zealand 2023 Withdrew
Total 4/9 13 3 2 8 12 20 −8
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
United States 1999 Group stage 20 June  Nigeria L 1–2 Rose Bowl, Pasadena
24 June  Denmark W 3–1 Civic Stadium, Portland
27 June  United States L 0–3 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
United States 2003 Group stage 20 September  Nigeria W 3–0 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
25 September  Sweden L 0–1
28 September  United States L 0–3 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
China 2007 Group stage 11 September  United States D 2–2 Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
14 September  Nigeria W 2–0
18 September  Sweden L 1–2 Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Quarter-finals 22 September  Germany L 0–3 Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
Germany 2011 Group stage 28 June  United States L 0–2 Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
2 July  Sweden L 0–1 Impuls Arena, Augsburg
6 July  Colombia D 0–0 Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Record by opponent

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Colombia 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Denmark 1 1 0 0 3 1
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 2
 Sweden 3 0 0 3 1 4
 United States 4 0 1 3 2 10

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

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North Korea squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
North Korea

Group A

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
3  North Korea 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
North Korea 1–2 Nigeria
Jo 74' Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 17,100
North Korea 3–1 Denmark
 Report Johansen 74'
Attendance: 20,129
Referee: Martha Toro (Colombia)
United States 3–0 North Korea
 Report

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

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North Korea squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
North Korea

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  North Korea 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nigeria 0–3 North Korea
Report Jin Pyol-hui 13', 88'
Ri Un-gyong 73'
Sweden 1–0 North Korea
Svensson 7' Report
North Korea 0–3 United States
Report Wambach 17' (pen.)
Reddick 48', 66'
Attendance: 22,828
Referee: Sueli Tortura (Brazil)

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

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North Korea squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
North Korea

Group B

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  North Korea 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
United States 2–2 North Korea
Wambach 50'
O'Reilly 69'		 Report Kil Son-Hui 58'
Kim Yong-Ae 60'
Attendance: 35,100
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
North Korea 2–0 Nigeria
Kim Kyong-Hwa 17'
Ri Kum-Suk 21'		 Report
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
North Korea 1–2 Sweden
Ri Un Suk 22' Report Schelin 4', 54'
Attendance: 33,196
Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)

Quarterfinals

Germany 3–0 North Korea
Garefrekes 44'
Lingor 67'
Krahn 72'		 Report
Attendance: 37,200

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

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North Korea squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
North Korea

Group C

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  North Korea 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
4  Colombia 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
United States 2–0 North Korea
Cheney 54'
Buehler 76'		 Report
North Korea 0–1 Sweden
Report Dahlkvist 64'
Attendance: 23,768
Referee: Estela Álvarez (Argentina)[2]
North Korea 0–0 Colombia
Report

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1999 2003 2007 2011
Jin Pyol-hui 3 1 2
Jo Song-ok 2 2
Kim Kum-sil 1 1
Ri Un-gyong 1 1
Ri Kum-suk 1 1
Kim Kyong-hwa 1 1
Kil Son-hui 1 1
Ri Un-suk 1 1
Kim Yong-ae 1 1
Total 12 4 3 5 0

References

  1. ^ "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 1 bis 8 benannt". FIFA. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 9 bis 16 benannt". FIFA. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Bibiana Steinhaus pfeift Äquatorial-Guinea gegen Brasilien". dfb.de. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.