North Korea vs United Arab Emirates: 1–2

United Arab Emirates beat North Korea 2–1 in the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC on Tuesday, 25 March 2025 at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia.

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC (2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round)
Kick-off: Tue, 25 Mar 2025, 18:15 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 223
Teams: North Korea (home), United Arab Emirates (away)

Goals

5' — Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates)
43' — Kim Yu-Song (North Korea)
90'+8' — Sultan Adil Alamiri (United Arab Emirates)

Starting line-ups

North Korea (4-4-2): Kang Ju-Hyok (G), Kim Yu-Song (CD-L), Hwi-Nam Jong (CD-R), Sung-Hye Kim (LB), Ryong Il Choe (RB), Kang Kuk-Chol II (CM-L), Myong Song Ra (CM-R), Kum Chol Ri (LM), Paek Chung-Song (RM), Ri Il-Song (CF-L), Kwang-Hun Pak (CF-R).

United Arab Emirates (4-2-3-1): Khalid Eisa (G), Kouame Autonne (CD-L), Lucas Pimenta (CD-R), Harib Abdalla (LB), Marcus Meloni (RB), Fábio Lima (AM), Abdalla Ramadan (LM), Yahia Nader (RM), Caio (F), Luan Pereira (AM-L), Jonathan Santos (AM-R).