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[edit]
| 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 | ||
 2015 |
Banned | |||||||||
 2019 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
  2023 |
Withdrew | |||||||||
| Total | 4/9 | 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 | ||
Record by opponent[edit]
| FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Colombia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Sweden |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| United States |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]
|  | |
Group A[edit]
| 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[edit]
| | |
Group A[edit]
| 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[edit]
| | |
Group B[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Germany | 3–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Garefrekes 44' Lingor 67' Krahn 72' |
Report |
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]
| | |
Group C[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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.