Japan v Korea DPR, 21 March 2024
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Adel Al Naqbi |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia group B |
| Venue | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| Attendance | 59,354 |
View Japan v Korea DPR head to head
Kick-off: 7.20pm local
1
Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
| Ao Tanaka | 2 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Zion Suzuki
Defender
Ko Itakura
(captain)
Defender
Hiroki Ito
Defender
Koki Machida
Defender
Yukinari Sugawara
Defender/Midfielder
Hidemasa Morita
Midfielder
Ritsu Doan
Midfielder
Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward
Daizen Maeda
Midfielder/Forward
Takumi Minamino
Forward
Ayase Ueda
Substitutions:
| Wataru Endo for Hidemasa Morita | 58 |
| Takuma Asano for Takumi Minamino | 73 |
| Daiki Hashioka for Yukinari Sugawara | 74 |
| Shogo Taniguchi for Ritsu Doan | 74 |
| Koki Ogawa for Ayase Ueda | 81 |
Cards:
| Hiroki Ito | 60 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Daiya Maekawa
Goalkeeper
Keisuke Osako
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder
Daiki Hashioka
Defender/Midfielder
Shogo Taniguchi
Midfielder
Takumu Kawamura
Midfielder/Forward
Takefusa Kubo
Midfielder/Forward
Keito Nakamura
Forward
Takuma Asano
Forward
Koki Ogawa
0
Korea DPR
Manager: Sin Yong Nam
Goals:
Starting lineup:
KANG Ju-hyok
Goalkeeper
KIM Yu-song
Defender
JANG Kuk-chol
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
KIM Kyong-sok
Defender/Midfielder
PAEK Chung-song
Midfielder
KIM Kuk-bom
Midfielder
RI Un-chol
Midfielder
JONG Il-gwan
Midfielder/Forward
KIM Pom-hyok
Midfielder/Forward
CHOE Ju-song
Forward
HAN Kwang-song
Forward
Substitutions:
| RI Il-song for CHOE Ju-song | 46 |
| KANG Kuk-chol for RI Un-chol | 46 |
| CHOE Ok-chol for KIM Kyong-sok | 51 |
| KIM Kuk-jin for JONG Il-gwan | 68 |
| MUN In-ju for KIM Pom-hyok | 83 |
Cards:
| JANG Kuk-chol | 20 | Y |
| RI Il-song | 73 | Y |
| KANG Kuk-chol | 75 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
YU Kwang-jun
Goalkeeper
SIN Tae-song
Defender
CHOE Jin-nam
Defender
CHOE Ok-chol
Defender
KIM Song-hye
Defender/Midfielder
KANG Kuk-chol
Defender/Midfielder
JONG Kum-song
Midfielder
MUN In-ju
Midfielder
KYE Tam
Midfielder/Forward
RI Il-song
Midfielder/Forward
KIM Kuk-jin
Forward
RI Jo-guk