Current FIFA World Ranking: 84th
FIFA Trigram: PRK
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 2nd in AFC Group 2 (3-2-3; 7 GF, 5 GA)
World Cup Finals Appearances: 2 – 1966 (8th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 1-0-0
Head Coach: Kim Jong-Hun
Championship Honors: None
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorers: Hong Yong-Jo and Jong Chol-Min (4)
Key Players: Hong Yong-Jo (FC Rostov), Jong Tae-Se (Kawasaki Frontale), Ri Jun-Il (Sobaeksu), Ri-Myong Guk (Pyongyang City)
Language: Korean
Nicknamed Chollima after a mythical Korean horse, the North Koreans qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in 44 years after finishing second in Group 2 of AFC qualifying … During their first appearance in the tournament in 1966, North Korea caused one of the shocks of World Cup history by defeating Italy 1-0 ... The youngest team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, Korea DPR's squad during qualifying averaged just 22 years and five months … Korea DPR also averaged the fewest goals per game of any of the participants, with 1.25
