2010 Women's U-20 World Cup / North Korea

The North Korean team before the group game against Sweden in the Augsburg Impuls Arena .

This article covers the North Korean women's U-20 soccer team at the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup .

qualification

As the reigning Asian champions, North Korea was automatically qualified for the 2009 Women's U-19 Asian Football Championship . At the finals in Wuhan , China , they were first group winners ahead of South Korea, but in the semifinals the North Koreans lost 1-0 to Japan. In the decisive game for third place and entry into the World Cup finals, North Korea won 1-0 against hosts China.

Preliminary round
North Korea	-	Thailand	4: 0 (1: 0)
North Korea	-	Vietnam	6: 0 (4: 0)
North Korea	-	South Korea	3: 0 (1: 0)
Semifinals
North Korea	-	Japan	0: 1 (0: 0)
Game for third place
North Korea	-	China	1: 0 (0: 0)

Contingent

No.	player	society	Date of birth	Games	Gates
goalkeeper
1	Hong Myong-hui	Sports group April 25th	04th Sep 1991	4th	0	0	0	0
18th	Thak Un-mi	Rimyongsu sports group	Aug 12, 1991	0	0	0	0	0
21st	Ri Jin-sim	Wolmido sports group	May 29, 1991	0	0	0	0	0
Defense
2	Hyon Un-hui	Sports group April 25th	Nov 22, 1991	4th	0	1	0	0
3	Jo Myong-hui	Sports group April 25th	0July 6, 1991	1	0	0	0	0
4th	Yun Song-mi	Sports group Pyongyang City	Jan. 28, 1992	4th	0	0	0	0
5	Won Un-ha	no club	0Nov 6, 1990	3	0	0	0	0
19th	Jon Hong-yon	Sports group April 25th	June 11, 1992	0	0	0	0	0
20th	Sin Sol-ryon	Amrokgang sports group	29 Sep 1990	4th	0	0	0	0
midfield
6th	Ryo Song-mi	no club	13 Mar 1990	0	0	0	0	0
7th	Choe Un-ju	Sports group Pyongyang City	Jan. 23, 1991	4th	0	0	0	0
8th	Kim Un-hyang	Sports group April 25th	Jan. 23, 1991	4th	1	0	0	0
11	Kim Myong-gum	no club	0Nov 4, 1990	4th	1	0	0	0
12	Kim Un-ju	Sports group April 25th	July 24, 1991	3	0	0	0	0
13	Kim Chung-sim	no club	Nov. 27, 1990	4th	0	0	0	0
16	Kang Un-gyong	Sports group Pyongyang City	0Feb 5, 1991	0	0	0	0	0
attack
9	Cha ok	Amrokgang sports group	Oct 21, 1992	0	0	0	0	0
10	Choe Mi-gyong	no club	Jan. 17, 1991	4th	0	1	1	0
14th	Yun Hyon-hi	Chobyong	0Sep 9 1992	4th	1	0	0	0
15th	Ho Un-byol	Sports group April 25th	Jan. 19, 1992	4th	1	1	0	0
17th	Jon Myong-hwa	Sports group April 25th	0Aug 9, 1993	4th	1	0	0	0

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round of the 2010 World Cup in Germany, the North Korean U-20 women's national soccer team met in Group B against Brazil , New Zealand and Sweden .

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Sweden	3	2	1	0	006: 400	+2	07th
2.	North Korea	3	2	0	1	005: 400	+1	06th
3.	Brazil	3	1	1	1	005: 300	+2	04th
4th	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	003: 800	−5	00

• Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 11:30 a.m. in Bielefeld

Brazil - North Korea 0: 1 (0: 0)

• Friday, July 16, 2010, 6 p.m. in Bielefeld

North Korea - New Zealand 2: 1 (1: 0)

• Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 2:30 p.m. in Augsburg

North Korea - Sweden 2: 3 (1: 1)

Finals

North Korea qualified for the finals as runner-up in Group B. In the quarter-finals, the German selection in Bochum lost 2-0.

• Saturday, July 24, 2010, 6 p.m. in Bochum

Germany -North Korea 2: 0 (1: 0)