North Korea 2010 World Cup Team

North Korea Football Team Profile & Form

North Korea will be participating in the Football World Cup for the second time in its history when the national team travels to South Africa in 2010. The team will have to put in an outstanding performance if it wants to improve on its 1966 showing, when the national team reached the quarterfinals of the tournament at first attempt.

The North Korea football team qualified for the 2010 Football World Cup by finishing second to South Korea in Group B in the AFC Fourth Qualifying Round. The team achieved this position with 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses against relatively lightweight opposition drawing once with South Korea and losing the second leg against its neighbour.

While it will be interesting to see what North Korea can produce at the 2010 Football World Cup, it’s unlikely that this team has the skill or experience to reach the knockout rounds of the tournament.

Quick Facts

Nickname: Chollima
Coach: Kim-Jong Hun
Confederation: AFC
Best World Cup Performance: Quarterfinals (1996)
Highest FIFA Ranking: 57
Key Players: Jong Tae-Se

North Korea World Cup Betting Tip

There’s little to suggest that North Korea will move beyond the group stages of the 2010 Football World Cup. Laying the team on a betting exchange would be one way to profit off this team, while in-match betting on the team keeping a clean sheet would be a good bet against weaker opposition, given the apparent strength of the North Korean defence.

North Korea 2010 World Cup Group Fixtures

Group G
	Brazil	2:1	North Korea		15/06, 20:30
	Portugal	7:0	North Korea		21/06, 13:30
	North Korea	0:3	IvoryCoast		25/06, 16:00

World Cup North Korea Betting

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