North Korea national football team

The North Korea national football team is the national team of North Korea and is controlled by the Football Association of The Democratic People's Republic of Korea . Their shining moment came in the 1966 World Cup, when North Korea upset Italy 1-0 to gain a spot in the quarterfinals. There, they went up 3-0 on Portugal, but the brilliance of Eusébio (and his four goals) stopped the fairy tale run, 5-3.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
• 1966 - Quarterfinals
• 1970 - Withdrew
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Withdrew
• 1982 to 1994 - Did not qualify
• 1998 - Did not enter
• 2002 - Did not enter

Asian Cup record

• 1956 to 1972 - Did not enter
• 1976 - Withdrew after qualifying
• 1980 - Fourth place
• 1984 - Did not enter
• 1988 - Did not qualify
• 1992 - Round 1
• 1996 - Did not enter
• 2000 - Did not qualify
• 2004 - Did not qualify/suspended by AFC