Qatar’s landslide victory over North Korea in World Cup qualifiers | Sports

Qatar relaunched its hopes in the third round of Asian qualifications for the FIFA World Cup 2026 after winning a overwhelming 5-1 victory against North Korea Thursday in the seventh round of the first group matches.

Qatar has increased its score to 10 equal points in that with the group’s Emirates that Iran exceeds with 19 points, followed by Uzbekistan with 16 points, while the balance of North Korea was frozen in two points in sixth place.

At the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium, the match stopped in the tenth minute after Akram Afif was injured after a strong intervention by the young Wei-Nam, and the referee used video technology to make the decision on the Korean player, and he returned to give him a warning.

The objectives of the Qatar match and North Korea

Qatar opened the scoring in the 17th minute, when AFIF set up the incapable of enjoying a ball kick and hit it directly in the net of the penalty surface.

Meshaal Barshim, Qatar goalkeeper, brilliantly addressed a strong surprise shot from outside the penalty surface in the 20th minute.

Qatar strengthened its progress with the second goal in the 23rd minute by Ahmed al-Janhi, who received Longitudinal of Afif and put himself on the penalty surface, then targeted the ball with his left foot in order.

Kang Cook Chul struck a dangerous ball in a free kick in the 30th minute that spent the human wall, but goalkeeper Barshash again played in the defense of his net.

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The third goal for Qatar arrived in the 34th minute when Hammam al-Amin left on the left side and passed a cross, the North Korean Kim Yu-Song tried to address this, but he prompted the ball in the net of his country.

In the 56th minute, Ahmed al-Rawi received a longitudinal of Afif and left alone, then struck the limits of the penalty zone.

The Qatari team continued its glow and added the fifth goal in the 66th minute, while Hmed Alaa was leaving in the penalty area and dodged the goalkeeper, then hit the ball in the net.

North Korea responded with a single goal in the 86th minute scored by Pak Quang Hoon when he received a high cross and pointed the ball in the net with a head to finish the match with the 5-1 victory of Qatar.