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North Korea is one of the Asian Football Confederation women's powerhouses alongside Japan, China and Australia. The Eastern Azaleas won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001 (scoring 53 goals in 6 matches, a record that still stands), 2003, and 2008, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup .
Women's football in North Korea is growing in popularity. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The North Korea women's national under-20 football team is among the most successful at youth level winning 3 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 's.
The competition is run by the DPR Korea Football Association, which is the governing body of Women's football in North Korea. History The first North Korean women's ...
Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 31 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage. The format is as follows: [3] First round: The five highest-ranked teams in the FIFA Women's World Rankings as of 9 December 2022, which were North Korea, Japan, Australia, China PR and South Korea, received byes to the second round.
North Korea has been a major football youth power in the continent, having won the AFC U-16 Championship twice, AFC U-19 Championship three times, and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup three times. It is also a frequent participant in the Asian Games , winning one gold medal, and has participated in every editions of the AFC U-23 Championship .
Japan defeated North Korea 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the women’s soccer tournament at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Japan had three clear standout players who helped book its tickets for Paris.
Earning a spot at the 2010 World Cup marked only the second time North Korea had qualified for the world’s marquee soccer competition since 1966, when the Cheollima made it to the quarterfinals ...
The North Korea women's national under-20 football team represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football competitions in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, and other under-20 women's international football tournaments. The team is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.