Silvia Neid, Germany coach
I'm very happy. In the first half, we were
strong in defence and the whole game represented a great team
effort. I must pay tribute to my players because they were mentally
strong and scored goals at the right time - the first one just
before half-time and the second just after North Korea had a big
chance and were looking strong. North Korea were one of our
favourites to win the title, so winning against such a team makes
me a little more optimistic we can move forward in this
tournament.
Kim Kwang-Min, Korea DPR coach
There were clearly significant physical differences
between the teams and that made it very difficult for us. It's
not a question of us being unlucky, I think it's just a reality
that we are not as strong as the Germans. After we had the chance
to equalise (through Ri Kum-Suk), the players' concentration
dropped and we lost control of the game. But this has been a great
experience for us. We came through a very tough group playing
against USA, Sweden and Nigeria, and the players will be better for
it.
Birgit Prinz, Germany striker
We definitely scored our goals at very significant
stages of the game, particularly our second goal. The North Koreans
came out very strong at the start of the second half but when
Renate (Lingor) scored, I think we all knew for sure that it was us
who were going to make it through.
