2010 north korea world cup

North Korea’s only participation in World Cups this century came in 2010. They qualified and were drawn into Group G of the tournament. Their group was very tough, with giants Brazil and Portugal in their group. 2010 in South Africa. With a final pre-tournament FIFA ranking of 105th in the world, North Korea was the lowest-ranked team to qualify for the World Cup since the rankings began in 1993. 2010 was North Korea's first appearance at the World Cup since 1966. The draw placed North Korea in Group G. World Cup 2010: Why North Korea are in a league of their own. They are the lowest-ranked team in the World Cup, but the squad are well-drilled – most of them are from the Korean People's army. 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G. Group G of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 15 June and ended on 25 June 2010. [1] The group consisted of reigning Copa América champions Brazil, North Korea, the Ivory Coast and Portugal . Brazil and Portugal were also drawn in the same group at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, their previous official World Cup match. World Cup record: 1 finals. P4 W1 D1 L2 F5 A9. Highest finish: Quarter-finals in 1966. 3: Goals North Korea led Portugal by in the 1966 World Cup quarter-finals only to lose 5-3 as... In 2009, the team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the second World Cup appearance in their history. North Korea has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup five times; in 1980, when they finished fourth, in 1992, 2011, in 2015, and in 2019. The current team is composed of both native North Koreans and Japanese-born Chongryon-affiliated Koreans. North Korea - the World Cup's mystery men. A small piece of football history will be made in Johannesburg on Tuesday when Brazil play North Korea for the first time, perhaps the most incongruous pairing thrown up by the World Cup draw. Brazil are five-time winners and the world's top-ranked side; most of their players are superstars on a global ... However, the North Korea’s World Cup 2010 campaign was a far cry from its success 44 years earlier. Ahead of the Cup, North Korea (Korea DPR) was ranked 105th in FIFA rankings. This made them the lowest-ranked nation to ever participate in the World Cup soccer following the inception of FIFA rankings in 1993. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in South Africa from 11 June until 11 July 2010. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Before announcing their final squad for the tournament ... World Cup 2010 matches: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6MDxlPeJJCQacueRhGslg-vWjcMLitSg Fri 30 Jul 2010 12.31 EDT. England's failed footballers should count themselves lucky that their ignominious World Cup exit was met with little more than a public mauling by the media. Their ... The 43-year-old athlete did in fact win gold for North Korea at the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville. ... In 2009, the team qualified for the 2010 World Cup but lost 7-0 to Portugal.