North Korea U17 vs Japan U17Live Score, Lineups & H2H

World Cup U17

2025

North Korea U17

Hyok-gwang67'

-FT

Nov 18, 2025

ASPIRE Academy Pitch 4

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Match Timeline

90'+3Substitution

Il-bok Han· In

So Jin-song· Out

North Korea U17

90'+1Substitution

Yuzuki Kobayashi· In

Japan U17

73'Substitution

Daigo Hirashima· In

Japan U17

Goal!

1-1

Ri Hyok-gwang

67'·North Korea U17

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58'Yellow Card

So Jin-song

North Korea U17

56'Substitution

Hiroto Asada· In

Shimon Kobayashi· Out

Japan U17

55'Substitution

Rento Noguchi· In

Japan U17

45'+1Yellow Card

Jin-sok An

North Korea U17

31'Missed Penalty

Kim Yu-Jin

North Korea U17

Goal!

0-1

Jelani McGhee

4'·Japan U17

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VAR

3'VAR Decision

Il-bok Han

North Korea U17

Statistics of the Game

North Korea U17

Japan U17

55%Ball Possession45%

14Shots Total5

4Shots On Target2

7Corners3

10Fouls12

2Yellow Cards0

0Offsides2

1Saves3

451Passes368

6Shots Off Target2

11Shots Inside Box4

3Shots Outside Box1

1Goals1

11Free Kicks10

4Shots Blocked1

10Tackles17

329Accurate Passes269

14Total Crosses10

5Accurate Crosses3

6Interceptions4

3Big Chances Created1

3Big Chances Missed0

North Korea U17

Manager: T. O

Starting XI

Kim Jong-Hun

Kyong-bong Ri

Chung-hyok Choe

Se-ung Kim

Pak Ryong-u

Ri Hyok-gwang

So Jin-song

Substitutes

Pak Ki-Ryong

Manager: N. Hiroyama

Starting XI

Shuji Muramatsu

Anthony Motosuna

Asuto Fujita

Simon Yu Mendy

Futa Takeno

Takeshi Wada

Daizen Kawamoto

Taiga Seguchi

Minato Yoshida

Jelani McGhee

Shimon Kobayashi

Substitutes

Yoshitaka Tanaka

Shota Fujii

Rento Noguchi

Yuzuki Kobayashi

Hiroto Asada

Hiroto Matsuura

Daigo Hirashima

Ryota Hirano

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Chung-hyok Choe DF	-	120'	0	0	-	40(86%)	1	1/3
Jin-sok An MF	-	120'	0	0	-	55(80%)	3	9/11
Ri Hyok-gwang MF	-	90'	1	0	1/8	30(63%)	2	4/15
Shots Total8 On Target1 Off Target5 Blocked2 Passes Total30 Accurate17 Accuracy63% Key Passes1 Long Balls1 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles2 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery7 Duels Total15 Won4 Lost2 Won %27% Aerials Won1 Ground Won0 Possession Touches51 Dribbles1/3 Dispossessed1 Other Fouls3 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/1
Kwang-song Pak MF	-	120'	0	0	-	49(80%)	2	3/9
Yu-jin Kim FW	-	120'	0	0	2/4	36(83%)	1	8/20
Kang-rim Ri FW	-	120'	0	0	1/1	15(60%)	-	3/16
Pak Ryong-u DF	-	90'	0	0	-	47(83%)	2	4/7
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total47 Accurate39 Accuracy83% Key Passes1 Long Balls5 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles2 Tackles Won1 Interceptions2 Clearances3 Ball Recovery4 Duels Total7 Won4 Lost3 Won %57% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches73 Dribbles1/2 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls1 Fouls Drawn1 Chances Created0 Crosses1/1
Se-ung Kim DF	-	120'	0	0	-	47(79%)	-	-
So Jin-song MF	-	89'	0	1	0/1	44(67%)	-	3/10
Shots Total1 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked1 Passes Total44 Accurate30 Accuracy67% Key Passes1 Long Balls3 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions1 Clearances0 Ball Recovery5 Duels Total10 Won3 Lost1 Won %30% Aerials Won3 Ground Won0 Possession Touches59 Dribbles0/1 Dispossessed2 Other Fouls2 Fouls Drawn1 Chances Created0 Crosses0/1
Kyong-bong Ri DF	-	120'	0	0	-	38(73%)	-	2/2
Kim Jong-Hun GK	-	90'	0	0	-	50(49%)	-	-
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total50 Accurate25 Accuracy49% Key Passes0 Long Balls36 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances1 Ball Recovery14 Duels Total0 Won0 Lost0 Won %0% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches55 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
Il-bok Han MF	-	30'	0	0	-	-	-	-

North Korea U17 vs Japan U17 — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
North Korea U17	6	W1	1	0	1	3	7/15	8-6
Japan U17	15	W2	4	0	2	0	10/15	7-2

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

North Korea U17 — last 5 games

L0-2 @ Spain U172017-10-13
W5-0 vs El Salvador U172025-11-04
D1-1 @ Germany U172025-11-07
L0-2 @ Colombia U172025-11-10
W2-1 @ Venezuela U172025-11-15

Japan U17 — last 5 games

L0-1 vs Wales U182025-09-11
W2-0 vs Morocco U172025-11-03
D0-0 vs New Caledonia U172025-11-06
W2-1 @ Portugal U172025-11-09
W3-0 vs South Africa U172025-11-15

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
North Korea U17	3	3	4	3	WDL	23	-20
Japan U17	1	3	7	3	WDW	6	-5

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 3 ptsNorth Korea U17 4 · Japan U17 7
Positions: #3 vs #1
Goals per game: 2/1 vs 1.33/0.33scored/conceded per game · league average 1.73

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-11-18

World Cup U17 — matches this week

Match Report

North Korea U17 went into the game 3rd in the table on 4 points; Japan U17 sat 1st on 7 — a 3-point gap. Recent form told a different story for North Korea U17: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: North Korea U17 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Japan U17 1.33 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.73.

ASPIRE Academy Pitch 4, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Japan U17 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.

Goal scorers

North Korea U17: Ri Hyok-gwang (67') · Japan U17: Jelani McGhee (4')

Key stats

Possession: North Korea U17 55% · Japan U17 45% · Total shots: 14-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 7-3

More details:

North Korea U17 — live results and schedule Japan U17 — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of North Korea U17 vs Japan U17?

North Korea U17 1-1 Japan U17. Japan U17 won 5-4 on penalties. World Cup U17 match played on 18 Nov 2025.

What league is North Korea U17 vs Japan U17 in?

This match is part of the World Cup U17. The match was played at ASPIRE Academy Pitch 4. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

Where was North Korea U17 vs Japan U17 played?

The match was played at ASPIRE Academy Pitch 4.

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