Participation of North Korea's national football team in the FIFA World Cup
For the women's team, see North Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
North Korea qualified and participated in the 1966 and 2010 FIFA World Cup.
In 1966, North Korea won the first round after competing against the Soviet Union, Chile, and Italy. North Korea progressed to the second round, thus making them the first Asian country to have qualified past the first round. However, they lost to Portugal in the quarter-finals. Seven players were consistently fielded during these matches.
North Korea was the lowest-ranking team to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and did not pass the group stage after losing in all three group matches.
North Korea had four top goalscorers in 1966, and only one goalscorer in the 2010 World Cup.
Prior to North Korea's debut in 1966, Korean Empire had entered qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 1930, 1934, and 1938 as part of Japan because Korea was occupied by Japan at that time. In later years, North Korea either withdrew (1970 and 1978), or did not enter or qualify for the World Cup.
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