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Qatar vs North Korea: betting odds 20 Mar 2025
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Qatar sit fourth in Group A, a position that would see them progress to the next round of World Cup qualifying. Meanwhile, North Korea can only dream of such a scenario, as they currently occupy the bottom spot in the group.
Despite their position, Qatar have the worst defensive record not only in this group but across all 18 teams in the third round of Asian qualifying. They have conceded 17 goals in just six matches. Shipping four away to Iran was no surprise, but conceding a total of eight against the UAE over two matches—losing 1:3 at home and suffering a heavy 0:5 defeat away—was unexpected. As a result, Qatar trail the Emirates by three points. However, they have at least been productive in attack, netting 10 goals themselves.
North Korea have scored the fewest goals in the group—just five—but they have also conceded significantly fewer than their upcoming opponents, allowing nine. Interestingly, one of their highest-scoring matches was against Qatar, with the first-leg fixture ending in a 2:2 draw. The only team to score more than two against them was Iran (2:3). Ahead of these qualifiers, North Korea have played an extensive series of friendlies over the past month and a half against club teams and national sides from various countries. Notably, they beat Kazakhstan (2:0) and held Jordan to a 1:1 draw.
Given Qatar’s porous defence, even North Korea should be able to find the net again, as they did in the reverse fixture. However, the visitors have also failed to keep a clean sheet in all six of their third-round matches. This points to an open game where both teams are likely to score.
AFC World Cup: previous matches in the tournament
H2H: Qatar — North Korea
Group stage
Team lineups
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Luis García
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coach | ||
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Line-up
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Meshaal Aissa Mohammed Barsham
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gk. | 10 | -17 |
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Lucas Michel Mendes
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df. | 9 | 1 |
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Homam El Amin Mohamed Ahmed
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Tarek Salman Suleiman Odeh
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Pedro Miguel Carvalho Deus Correia
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Murad Naji Kamal Hussein
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ahmed Fathy Mansi Abdoulla
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mf. | 10 | 0 |
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Mostafa Tarek M. M. Meshaal
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mf. | 4 | 2 |
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Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif
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fw. | 10 | 3 |
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Ahmed Husham Ali Musa Al Rawi
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fw. | 6 | 2 |
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Ahmed Mohammed Hussein Kassim Al Ganehi
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Salah Zakaria Mohamed Mousa Hassan
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Mahmud Ibrahim Abunada
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Boualem Khoukhi
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Abdelkarim Hassan Al Haj Fadlalla
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Abdalla Sirelkhatim Abdallah Yousif
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Ahmed Suhail Saber Ali Al Hamawende
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Jassem Gaber El Sayed Abdulsallam
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mf. | 9 | 0 |
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Abdulaziz Hatem Mohammed Abdullah
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Mohamed Abdelfatah Ali Surag
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Yusuf Abdurisag Yusuf
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Ahmed Alaaeldin Bader Mohammed Abdelmotaal
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fw. | 1 | 1 |
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Edmilson Junior Paulo da Silva
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Sin Yong-Nam
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coach | ||
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Line-up
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0 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | |
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Ju-Hyok Kang
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Chung Song Paek
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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0 | 0 | |
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Kwang Jun Yu
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Kuk-Chol Jang
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Tam Kye
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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