North Korea national football team results (1956–1979)

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Burma|1974}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Burma

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

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|format = 1

|date = 2 April

|time =

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

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|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|Burma|1974}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = North Korea

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

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|format = 1

|date = 31 May

|time =

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Rangoon, Burma

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 28 June

|time =

|score = 0–5

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Rangoon, Burma

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

=1965=

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|format = 1

|date = 2 August

|time =

|round = 1965 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|North Vietnam}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = North Korea

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 4 August

|time =

|round = 1965 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = North Korea

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 6 August

|time =

|round = 1965 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|GUI}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = North Korea

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 8 August

|time =

|round = 1965 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|IDN}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = North Korea

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 9 August

|time =

|round = 1965 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 4–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|CAM}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = North Korea

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 21 November

|time =

|round = 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification

|score = 6–1

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Pak Doo-ik {{goal|15}}
Pak Seung-zin {{goal|54||80}}
Im Shung-hwi {{goal|58}}
Han Bong-zin {{goal|65||88}}

|team2 = {{fb|AUS}}

|goals2 = Scheinflug {{goal|70|pen.}}

|stadium = Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium

|location = Phnom Penh, Cambodia

|attendance = 60,000

|referee = Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 24 November

|time =

|round = 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification

|score = 1–3

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}

|goals1 = Scheinflug {{goal|15}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 = Kim Seung-il {{goal|18||75}}
Pak Seung-zin {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium

|location = Phnom Penh, Cambodia

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = A.G. de Silva (Singapore)

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 30 November

|time =

|round = Friendly

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/cambodia-v-korea-dpr-30-november-1965-229259/ Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CAM}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Phnom Penh, Cambodia

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

=1966=

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 12 July

|time =

|round = 1966 FIFA World Cup

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1966england/match-center/1710 Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USSR}}

|goals1 = Malofeyev {{goal|31||88}}
Banishevskiy {{goal|33}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ayresome Park

|location = Middlesbrough, England

|attendance = 23,006

|referee = Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 15 July

|time =

|round = 1966 FIFA World Cup

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/england1966/matches/match/1609 Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

|goals1 = Marcos {{goal|26|pen.}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 = Pak Seung-zin {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Ayresome Park

|location = Middlesbrough, England

|attendance = 13,792

|referee = Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic)

|result = D

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 19 July

|time =

|round = 1966 FIFA World Cup

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/england1966/matches/match/1679 Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Pak Doo-ik {{goal|42}}

|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ayresome Park

|location = Middlesbrough, England

|attendance = 17,829

|referee = Pierre Schwinte (Italy)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 23 July

|time =

|round = 1966 FIFA World Cup

|score = 5–3

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/england1966/matches/match/1702 Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}}

|goals1 = Eusébio {{goal|27||43|pen.|56||59|pen.}}
José Augusto {{goal|80}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 = Pak Seung-zin {{goal|1}}
Li Dong-woon {{goal|22}}
Yang Seung-kook {{goal|25}}

|stadium = Goodison Park

|location = Liverpool, England

|attendance = 17,829

|referee = Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 26 November

|time =

|round = 1966 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 0–2

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CAM}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Cambodia

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 29 November

|time =

|round = 1966 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 5–1

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|Palestine}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Cambodia

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 30 November

|time =

|round = 1966 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 14–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|North Yemen}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Cambodia

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 3 December

|time =

|round = 1966 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 2–1

|report = [http://teamchina.freehostia.com/match.php?lang=en&date=1966-12-03 Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals2 = Liu Qingquan {{goal}}

|stadium =

|location = Cambodia

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 6 December

|time =

|round = 1966 GANEFO Tournament

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|North Vietnam}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Cambodia

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

=1969=

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 5 December

|time =

|round = Friendly

|score = 1–3

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Algiers, Algeria

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

=1970=

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 18 January

|time =

|round = Friendly

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Havana, Cuba

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 8 February

|time =

|round = Friendly

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Havana, Cuba

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

=1971=

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 28 May

|time =

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1963}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Damascus, Syria

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 1 June

|time =

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Kim {{goal|30}}

|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1963}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Pyongyang, North Korea

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 12 November

|time =

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1963}}

|goals1 = Hatim {{goal|12}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium

|location = Baghdad, Iraq

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 28 November

|time =

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = {{goal|20}}
{{goal|43}}
{{goal|58}}

|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1963}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Pyongyang, North Korea

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

=1972=

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 3 May

|time =

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|IRN|1964}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Pyongyang, North Korea

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 26 May

|time =

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN|1964}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium = Amjadieh Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 3 June

|time =

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.eloratings.net/North_Korea Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN|1964}}

|goals1 = Iranpak {{goal|27}}
Kalani {{goal|47}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium = Army Stadium

|location = Rawalpindi, Pakistan

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

=1973=

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 4 May

|time =

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/iran-v-korea-dpr-04-may-1973-232387/ Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN|1964}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance = 63,366

|referee = M. Ramalingam (Malaysia)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 6 May

|time =

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/syria-v-korea-dpr-06-may-1973-232390/ Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Kim Jong-min {{goal|53}}

|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1972}}

|goals2 = Chahrestan {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Amjadieh Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance = 11,940

|referee = Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 8 May

|time =

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/kuwait-v-korea-dpr-08-may-1973-232393/ Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|KUW}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance = 22,362

|referee = Alex Vaz (India)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 11 May

|time =

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/iran-v-korea-dpr-11-may-1973-232398/ Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN|1964}}

|goals1 = Monajati {{goal|19}}
Sadeghi {{goal|89}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 = Pak Seung-zin {{goal|48}}

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance = 53,829

|referee = Ong Eng Young (Singapore)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 13 May

|time =

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/korea-dpr-v-syria-13-may-1973-232406/ Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = An Se-uk {{goal|30}}
Ma Jong-u {{goal|39||77}}

|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1972}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance = 11,940

|referee = Alex Vaz (India)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 15 May

|time =

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/kuwait-v-korea-dpr-15-may-1973-232408/ Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

|goals1 = Bo Hamad {{goal|31||51}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance = 6,028

|referee = Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 25 July

|time =

|round = Friendly

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/kuwait-v-korea-dpr-15-may-1973-232408/ Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}

|goals1 = Johansen {{goal}}
Kvia {{goal}}
Vold {{goal}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium = Brann Stadion

|location = Bergen, Norway

|attendance =

|referee = Kurt Ohlsen (Denmark)

|result = L

}}

=1974=

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 25 May

|time =

|round = Friendly

|score = 6–1

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/bulgaria-v-korea-dpr-25-may-1974-232844/ Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1971}}

|goals1 = Borisov {{goal}}
Bonev {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
Panov {{goal}}
Mihaylov {{goal}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 = Kim Shen-min {{goal}}

|stadium = Stadion Georgi Asparuhov

|location = Sofia, Bulgaria

|attendance = 20,000

|referee =

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 2 September

|time =

|round = 1974 Asian Games

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = An Se-uk {{goal|34}}
An Gil-wan {{goal|61}}

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Jafar Namdar (Iran)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 4 September

|time =

|round = 1974 Asian Games

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1963}}

|goals2 = Jassam {{goal|73}}

|stadium = Amjadieh Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance =

|referee = U Tin Htut (Burma)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 6 September

|time =

|round = 1974 Asian Games

|score = 1–4

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

|goals1 = Rajvi {{goal}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 = Hong Song-nam {{goal|||||}} {{goal|||||}}
Yang Song-guk {{goal}}
Myong Dong-chan {{goal}}

|stadium = Amjadieh Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 10 September

|time =

|round = 1974 Asian Games

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 = Cha Jung-sok {{goal|11}}
Pak Jong-hun {{goal|46}}

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 12 September

|time =

|round = 1974 Asian Games

|score = 2–0
Awarded{{efn|Israel were awarded a 2–0 win after North Korea refused to play}}

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 14 September

|time =

|round = 1974 Asian Games

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Yang Song-guk {{goal|41}}
Kim Jong-min {{goal|42}}

|team2 = {{fb|Burma|1974}}

|goals2 = Maung Maung Tin {{goal|20|pen.}}
Tin Aung {{goal|68}}

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance =

|referee = Reza Heidari (Iran)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 15 September

|time =

|round = 1974 Asian Games

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Kim Jong-min {{goal|58}}

|team2 = {{fb|MAS}}

|goals2 = Isa {{goal|48||81}}

|stadium = Aryamehr Stadium

|location = Tehran, Iran

|attendance =

|referee = U Tin Htut (Burma)

|result = L

}}

=1975=

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 15 June

|time =

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://teamchina.freehostia.com/match.php?lang=en&date=1975-06-15 Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|goals1 = Li Guoning {{goal}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium = Government Stadium

|location = Hong Kong

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 17 June

|time =

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/korea-dpr-v-japan-17-june-1975-233301/ Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = An Se-wook {{goal|65|pen.}}

|team2 = {{fb|JPN|1947}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Government Stadium

|location = Hong Kong

|attendance = 30,000

|referee =

|result = W

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|score = 3–3

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|time =

|score = 2–0

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|attendance =

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=1976=

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|stadium =

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|referee =

|result = W

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|stadium =

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|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

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|attendance =

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|time =

|score = 2–0

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|attendance =

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|result = W

}}

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|attendance =

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|result = D

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|format = 1

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|time =

|round = Friendly

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Zhelyazkov {{goal}}

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|attendance = 8,000

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|result = L

}}

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|format = 1

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|time =

|round = Friendly

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|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|time =

|round = 1976 Olympics

|score = 3–1

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|goals1 = An Se-uk {{goal|18}}
Hong Song-nam {{goal|66||80}}

|team2 = {{fb|CAN}}

|goals2 = Douglas {{goal|51}}

|stadium = Varsity Stadium

|location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

|attendance = 12,638

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|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 23 July

|time =

|round = 1976 Olympics

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/montreal1976/match-center/32176 Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USSR}}

|goals1 = Kolotov {{goal|16|pen.}}
Veremeyev {{goal|81}}
Blokhin {{goal|89}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

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|attendance = 15,233

|referee = Emilio Guruceta-Muro (Spain)

|result = L

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 25 July

|time =

|round = 1976 Olympics

|score = 5–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/montreal1976/match-center/32179 Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|POL|1928}}

|goals1 = Szarmach {{goal|13||49}}
Lato {{goal|59||79}}
Szymanowski {{goal|64}}

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

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|location = Montreal, Quebec, Canada

|attendance = 46,885

|referee = Paul Schiller (Austria)

|result = L

}}

=1978=

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|format = 1

|date = 27 February

|time =

|round = Friendly

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/iraq-v-korea-dpr-27-february-1978-234622/ Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1963}}

|goals1 =

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|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Baghdad, Iraq

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 13 December

|time =

|round = 1978 Asian Games

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/burma-v-korea-dpr-13-december-1978-235007/ Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Burma|1974}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}} North Korea

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Bangkok, Thailand

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 15 December

|time =

|round = 1978 Asian Games

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/thailand-v-korea-dpr-15-december-1978-235013/ Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Bangkok, Thailand

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|date = 17 December

|time =

|round = 1978 Asian Games

|score = 0–3

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|stadium =

|location = Bangkok, Thailand

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 18 December

|time =

|round = 1978 Asian Games

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/india-v-korea-dpr-18-december-1978-235023/ Report]

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

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|stadium =

|location = Bangkok, Thailand

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 19 December

|time =

|round = 1978 Asian Games

|score = 2–2

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|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location = Bangkok, Thailand

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

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{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 20 December

|time =

|round = 1978 Asian Games

|score = 0–0{{efn|with the game finishing a draw, the trophy was shared between both Korea sides}}

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|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

}}

=1979=

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|time =

|score = 3–0

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|attendance =

|referee =

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}}

{{football box collapsible

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|time =

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/korea-dpr-v-indonesia-07-may-1979-235216/ Report]

|team1 = North Korea {{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Pak Jong-hun {{goal|22||75}}
Hong Song-nam {{goal|32}}

|team2 = {{fb|IDN}}

|goals2 = Lala {{goal|35}}

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|attendance =

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|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

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|date = 9 May

|time =

|score = 1–1

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|stadium =

|location = Bangkok, Thailand

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|format = 1

|date = 12 May

|time =

|score = 0–1

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|attendance =

|referee =

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}}

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|time =