North Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup
The North Korea women's national football team has represented North Korea (Korea DPR) at the FIFA Women's World Cup at four stagings of the tournament; they appeared in every edition from 1999 to 2011.
FIFA Women's World Cup record
| FIFA Women's World Cup Finals record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
 1991 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 1995 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
 1999 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | ||
| 2003 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |||
| 2007 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | ||
 2011 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} 2015 |
Banned | |||||||||
 2019 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}  2023 |
Withdrew | |||||||||
 2027 |
To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 4/10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 1999
|
Group stage | 20 June |  Nigeria |
L 1–2 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena |
| 24 June |  Denmark |
W 3–1 | Civic Stadium, Portland | ||
| 27 June | United States |
L 0–3 | Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough | ||
| 2003
|
Group stage | 20 September | Nigeria |
W 3–0 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| 25 September | Sweden |
L 0–1 | |||
| 28 September | United States |
L 0–3 | Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus | ||
| 2007
|
Group stage | 11 September | United States |
D 2–2 | Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu |
| 14 September | Nigeria |
W 2–0 | |||
| 18 September | Sweden |
L 1–2 | Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin | ||
| Quarter-finals | 22 September | Germany |
L 0–3 | Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan | |
| 2011
|
Group stage | 28 June | United States |
L 0–2 | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden |
| 2 July | Sweden |
L 0–1 | Impuls Arena, Augsburg | ||
| 6 July |  Colombia |
D 0–0 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum | ||
Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Denmark
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Germany
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Nigeria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.67 |
| Sweden
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| United States
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0.00 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 23.08 |
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
|  | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | North Korea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Denmark
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| North Korea | 1–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Jo  74' |
Report |
| North Korea | 3–1 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Johansen 74' |
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
| | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | North Korea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 0–3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jin Pyol-hui 13', 88' Ri Un-gyong 73' |
| Sweden | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Svensson 7' |
Report |
| North Korea | 0–3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wambach 17' (pen.) Reddick 48', 66' |
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
| | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | North Korea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nigeria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| United States | 2–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Wambach 50' O'Reilly 69' |
Report | Kil Son-Hui 58' Kim Yong-Ae 60' |
| North Korea | 2–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kyong-Hwa 17' Ri Kum-Suk 21' |
Report |
| North Korea | 1–2 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Un Suk 22' |
Report | Schelin 4', 54' |
Quarterfinals
| Germany | 3–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Garefrekes 44' Lingor 67' Krahn 72' |
Report |
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
| | |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | North Korea
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Colombia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
| United States | 2–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Cheney 54' Buehler 76' |
Report |
| North Korea | 0–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dahlkvist 64' |
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin Pyol-hui | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Jo Song-ok | 2 | 2 | |||
| Kim Kum-sil | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ri Un-gyong | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ri Kum-suk | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kim Kyong-hwa | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kil Son-hui | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ri Un-suk | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kim Yong-ae | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 1 bis 8 benannt". FIFA. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 9 bis 16 benannt". FIFA. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Bibiana Steinhaus pfeift Äquatorial-Guinea gegen Brasilien". dfb.de. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.