AFC Asian Cup 1980 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Syria 1–2 North Korea

Friday 26 Sep 1980 · Kuwait City, Kuwait (neutral)

Syria1–2North Korea

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gwan-Mo Gwang-Un Suleiman

-1′0–1Kim Gwan-Mo North Korea
-1′0–2Kim Gwang-Un North Korea
-1′1–2Jawdat Suleiman Syria

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Syria: 1504 → 1493
North Korea: 1731 → 1742

Expected score for Syria: 21.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 10, 1973–2024.

Syria wins: 4
Draws: 3
North Korea wins: 3

Form either side

Syria

Before

0–2 v South Korea 27 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–1 v Tunisia 19 Dec 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v Iran 17 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
1–0 v Bangladesh 19 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
1–0 v China PR 23 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980

After

0–3 v Morocco 15 Feb 1981 · Friendly
0–1 v Bahrain 19 Mar 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–2 v Saudi Arabia 24 Mar 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
1–2 v Qatar 27 Mar 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
1–2 v Iraq 30 Mar 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981

North Korea

Before

1–0 v Malaysia 14 May 1979 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1979
0–0 v Japan 23 Aug 1979 · Friendly
3–2 v Bangladesh 16 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
2–1 v China PR 18 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
2–3 v Iran 24 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980

After

1–2 v South Korea 28 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
0–3 v Iran 29 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
3–0 v Macau 22 Dec 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
1–0 v Singapore 26 Dec 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
2–2 v Hong Kong 28 Dec 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Iran	4	2	2	0	+8	6
2North Korea	4	3	0	1	+2	6
3Syria	4	2	1	1	+1	5
4China PR	4	1	1	2	+4	3
5Bangladesh	4	0	0	4	-15	0

Road through the tournament

Syria

0–0 v Iran Group stage
1–0 v Bangladesh Group stage
1–0 v China PR Group stage
1–2 v North Korea Group stage

North Korea

3–2 v Bangladesh Group stage
2–1 v China PR Group stage
2–3 v Iran Group stage
2–1 v Syria Group stage
1–2 v South Korea Semi-final
0–3 v Iran Third-place play-off

Every Syria v North Korea match10

From Syria's side.


6 Jun 2024	North Korea	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	—
16 Nov 2023	North Korea	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023	—
8 Jul 2019	North Korea	5–2	Neutral	Intercontinental Cup 2019	—
13 Feb 2000	North Korea	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
8 Feb 2000	North Korea	5–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 May 1988	North Korea	2–1	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988	—
20 Nov 1982	North Korea	1–1	Neutral	Asian Games 1982	—
26 Sep 1980	North Korea	1–2	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 1980	Group stage
13 May 1973	North Korea	0–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973	—
6 May 1973	North Korea	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973	—

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