Qatar 5-1 North Korea: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings | AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

Qatar

Akram Afif 17'

Ahmed Al Ganehi 23'

34' (OG)

Ahmed Al Rawi 56'

66'

North Korea

Pak Kwang-Hun 87'

AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

3rd Round - 7

March 20, 2025 6:15pm

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Key stats

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Qatar 3-4-1-2

North Korea 4-4-2

Goalkeeper

Meshaal Barsham

7.9

Ju-Hyok Kang

6.6

Defenders

Lucas Mendes

6.9

Kim Sung-Hye

5.9

Pedro Miguel

7.2

Kim Yu-Song

5.6

Tarek Salman

6.6

Jin Hyok Kim

6.2

Midfielders

Homam Ahmed

7.3

Ri Il-Song

6.2

Mostafa Meshaal

7.2

Kang Kuk-Chol

7.0

Ahmed Fathi

7.3

Ro Myong-Song

6.2

Murad Naji Hussein

6.6

Chung Song Paek

6.5

Forwards

Akram Afif

10.0

Ri Jo-Guk

6.2

Ahmed Al Ganehi

7.7

Kim Kuk-Jin

6.2

Ahmed Al Rawi

7.5

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Highest rating

10.0

Akram Afif

7.7

Pak Kwang-Hun

Match Summary

On March 20, 2025 during the 2026 AFC World Cup Qualification match, Qatar faced off against North Korea at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha. The game concluded with Qatar securing a victory. With 54% possession, Qatar versus North Korea's 46% and shots on goal at 9 to 6. Qatar and North Korea both had the same percentage of successful passes. The outstanding efforts by Akram Afif and Pak Kwang-Hun played a key role.

Lineup

3-4-1-2

4-4-2

Barsham

7.9

Played:
92Min

Saves:
5 of 6

Accurate passes:
14/25

Won duels:
4/4

Salman

6.6

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
52/60

Won duels:
3/4

Miguel

7.2

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
41/44

Won duels:
7/9

Mendes

6.9

Played:
62Min

Accurate passes:
42/45

Won duels:
1/1

Hussein

6.6

Played:
76Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
21/26

Won duels:
3/3

Fathi

7.3

Played:
62Min

Tackles:
4

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
31/37

Won duels:
7/10

Dribbles:
0/1

Meshaal

7.2

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
51/59

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Ahmed

7.3

Played:
68Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
22/27

Won duels:
7/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Afif

10.0

Played:
92Min

Accurate passes:
53/67

Key passes:
8

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Rawi

7.5

Played:
62Min

Accurate passes:
3/7

Won duels:
2/5

Ganehi

7.7

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
16/20

Won duels:
5/12

Dribbles:
2/3

Jo-Guk

6.2

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
17/22

Won duels:
2/14

Dribbles:
0/1

Kuk-Jin

6.2

Played:
70Min

Accurate passes:
7/9

Won duels:
2/12

Dribbles:
0/1

Il-Song

6.2

Played:
45Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
6/8

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Kuk-Chol

7.0

Played:
92Min

Accurate passes:
48/60

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Myong-Song

6.2

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
27/35

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/1

Paek

6.5

Played:
84Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
17/21

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/5

Sung-Hye

5.9

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
25/33

Won duels:
2/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Yu-Song

5.6

Played:
92Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/40

Won duels:
1/5

Kim

6.2

Played:
45Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
17/20

Key passes:
1

Kang

6.6

Played:
92Min

Saves:
5 of 10

Accurate passes:
11/16

Substitutes

Coach

Luis García Fernández

Suhail

6.3

Played:
30Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
12/17

Won duels:
1/1

Gaber

6.9

Played:
30Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
14/19

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/4

Alaa

7.2

Played:
30Min

Accurate passes:
4/5

Won duels:
3/3

Dribbles:
1/1

Hassan

6.3

Played:
17Min

Accurate passes:
9/10

Junior

6.3

Played:
16Min

Accurate passes:
9/10

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
0/2

Abunada

Zakaria

Khoukhi

Yousif

Surag

Hatem

Abdurisag

Coach

Yong-Nam Sin

Kwang-Hun

7.7

Played:
22Min

Accurate passes:
10/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/3

Jang

Kye

Kum-Song

Stats

Ball Possession

Qatar Qatar: 54%

North Korea: 46%

Total Shots

Qatar Qatar: 12

North Korea: 12

Shots on Goal

Qatar Qatar: 9

North Korea: 6

Corner Kicks

Qatar Qatar: 4

North Korea: 7

Offsides

Qatar Qatar: 2

North Korea: 2

Fouls

Qatar Qatar: 9

North Korea: 18

Yellow Cards

Qatar Qatar: 0

North Korea: 3

Red Cards

Qatar Qatar: 0

North Korea: 0

Total Passes

Qatar Qatar: 478

North Korea: 388

Goals Prevented

Qatar Qatar: 0

North Korea: 0

Passes Accuracy

Qatar Qatar: 394 (82%)

North Korea: 317 (82%)

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Qatar vs North Korea

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline