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18 August
1:1 (0:0)
  • RIM Chol Min (89')
  • Victor MOSES (62')

Referee Eddy MAILLET (SEY)

Summary

Rim the supersub for Korea DPR

Rim the supersub for Korea DPR

An 89th minute equaliser from Rim Chol Min earned Korea DPR a share of the spoils against England in Group B on Saturday 18 August 2007 at the FIFA World Cup stadium Jeju. Although the Three Lions edged the share of the possession in the first half, it was Korea DPR who came closest to scoring. In the ninth minute Ri Myong Jun struck a ferocious 25-yard effort which rattled the crossbar. ...

Highlights

Line-up

PRK
ENG
Substitute(s)
Coaches
AN Ye Gun (PRK)
(ENG) John PEACOCK
Officials
  • Referee: Eddy MAILLET (SEY)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Evarist MENKOUANDE (CMR)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Bechir HASSANI (TUN)
  • Fourth official: KWON Jong Chul (KOR)

Photos

  • Korea DPR - England
  • Korea DPR - England
  • Korea DPR - England
  • Korea DPR - England
  • Korea DPR - England
  • Korea DPR - England
  • Korea DPR - England
  • Korea DPR - England
  • Korea DPR - England

Quotes

An Ye Gun (PRK), Korea DPR coach
"Both teams worked very hard until the end of the match and I was very happy when we scored the equalising goal. When the all the players ran to the bench after the goal, it signified the spirit within the squad: the players and the coaching staff are like brothers. However, we still have ways in which we can improve: I don't think our physical conditioning was at its best today - and we will have to improve that aspect before we play Brazil on Tuesday."

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STATISTICS
Korea DPRStatisticsEngland
19Shots11
11Corner kicks4
2Yellow cards1
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
51%Possession (%)49%