North Korea vs Kyrgyzstan

Summary

North Korea chose Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as their home site for their matches against the United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan due to "security concerns".

Teams

Home team

North Korea

Away team

Kyrgyzstan

Score details

Final score

2-2

Match information

Competition

World Cup Qualifying AFC

Season

2026

Round

Round 9

Date

Jun 5, 2025

Kick-off

6:15 PM

Venue

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Status

Full-time

Timeline

1. 8' Card / Kyrgyzstan / Kayrat Zhyrgalbek Uulu

   Yellow Card

2. 26' subst / North Korea / Kuk-chol Kang

   Assist: Tam Kye

   Kye Tam

3. 46' subst / Kyrgyzstan / Kayrat Zhyrgalbek Uulu

   Beknaz Almazbekov

4. 46' subst / Kyrgyzstan / Tamirlan Kozubaev

   Assist: Gulzhigit Alykulov

   Gulzhigit Alykulov

5. 52' Goal / North Korea / Jo-guk Ri

   Normal Goal

6. 57' Goal / Kyrgyzstan / Gulzhigit Alykulov

   Normal Goal

7. 71' subst / North Korea / Jin-hyok Kim

   Choe Ryong Il

8. 79' Card / North Korea / Il-song Ri