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Greatest games

North Korea's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

L 3-5 v Portugal
#1
Date
1966-07-23
Stage
World Cup · Quarterfinals
Game Score
1.762
W 1-0 v Italy
#2
Date
1966-07-19
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.633
L 1-2 v Brazil
#3
Date
2010-06-15
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.236
L 0-3 v Soviet Union
#4
Date
1966-07-12
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.154
D 1-1 v Chile
#5
Date
1966-07-15
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.057
L 0-7 v Portugal
#6
Date
2010-06-21
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.670
L 0-3 v Côte d'Ivoire
#7
Date
2010-06-25
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.456

Footprint

Tournament appearances
8
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2027
World Cup appearances
2
Continental appearances
6
Last final reached
-
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to North Korea. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Malaysia
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.09
India
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.13
Syria
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.16
Curaçao
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.18
Thailand
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.21

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2019Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2019
North Korea
2015Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2015
North Korea
2011Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2011
North Korea
2010WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2010
North Korea
1992Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 1992
North Korea
1980Asian
Semifinal
AFC Asian Cup 1980
North Korea
1966WC
Quarterfinal
FIFA World Cup 1966
North Korea