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IranvsNorth Korea
Iran vs North Korea: head-to-head stats
Since 1973
Iran
17
wins
draws
4
21 meetings
North Korea
0
wins
Iran and North Korea have met 21 times since 1973: Iran won 17, North Korea 0, and 4 matches were drawn. Iran lead the head-to-head by 17 wins. Goals: Iran 36, North Korea 9. Last meeting: Iran 3–0 North Korea (FIFA World Cup qualification, Jun 10, 2025).
- First meeting
- Iran 0–0 North Korea
- May 4, 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Last meeting
- Iran 3–0 North Korea
- Jun 10, 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Iran win
- Iran 3–0 North Korea
- Jun 10, 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
21 meetings since 1973. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Iran win
- Draw
- North Korea win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
IRN=PRK
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
IRN +171973 · IRN ahead
↑ IRNPRK ↓
- 1970s: Iran 2 goals, North Korea 1 goal
- 1980s: Iran 9 goals, North Korea 2 goals
- 1990s: Iran 6 goals, North Korea 2 goals
- 2000s: Iran 11 goals, North Korea 2 goals
- 2010s: Iran 2 goals, North Korea 0 goals
- 2020s: Iran 6 goals, North Korea 2 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | IRN W | D | PRK W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Friendly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian Games | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
All meetings
21 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W3–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi 74', Mehdi Taremi 77', Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 90'
North Korea: —
- W3–2NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Mehdi Ghayedi 29', Mohammad Mohebi 41', Mohammad Mohebi 45'
North Korea: Mehdi Taremi 56' (OG), Kim Yu-song 59'
- W1–0NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Karim Ansarifard 63'
North Korea: —
- W1–0NFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- W2–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Mehdi Mahdavikia 9', Javad Nekounam 63'
North Korea: Jong Tae-se 72'
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Rahman Rezaei 45'
North Korea: —
- W2–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Mehdi Mahdavikia 34', Javad Nekounam 79'
North Korea: —
- W3–0HAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
- W3–1AAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
Show all 21 meetings
- W2–1NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Ali Daei 49', Ali Daei 66'
North Korea: Choi Won-nam 22'
- W2–0NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Farshad Pious 30', Sirous Ghayeghran 80'
North Korea: —
- D0–0NAsian GamesAsian Games
- W2–1NAsian GamesAsian Games
- D0–0NAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
- W1–0HFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0HFriendlyFriendly
- W3–0NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Behtash Fariba 49', Hossein Faraki 66', Hossein Faraki 76'
North Korea: —
- W3–2NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Hamid Alidousti 27', Iraj Danaeifard 57', Behtash Fariba 60'
North Korea: Hwang Sang-hoi 68', Pak Jong-hun 90'
- W2–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Mehdi Monajati 19', Mohammad Sadeghi 89'
North Korea: Pak Sung-Jin 48'
- D0–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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