Syria vs Korea DPR Match Analysis & Prediction
16/11/2023 8:00 pm
Syria and North Korea will kick off their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaigns on Thursday with an encounter at the Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium.
With Japan participating in Group B, these two nations – as well as Myanmar – are realistically competing for the runners-up position.
Syria have been extremely active in friendly matches across the last two years, making considerable progress along the way.
Most notably, they recorded a famous victory over China as recently as September, while the Qasioun Eagles have not lost by more than a one-goal margin for more than a year.
The return of North Korea may make things tricky for Syria in terms of qualification, but Hector Cuper has instilled belief in this crop of players.
With a home game against Japan to follow five days later, Cuper will recognise the importance of kicking off their campaign with maximum points.
As many as four years have gone by since North Korea last played an international game, a consequence of withdrawing from the qualification process for the last World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup.
That was due to fears involving the coronavirus pandemic, but the nation are now back on the international scene after a prolonged absence.
How they may fare is a mystery, with Chollima currently on a three-game winning run although from their last encounters in 2019.
Sin Yong-nam is now in charge, tasked with at least trying to navigate this stage of the tournament with Japan not to come until next year.
Syria vs. Korea DPR Head to head
In the only two previous meetings between these two teams, Syria have claimed one victory while they have drawn once.
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29/11/2006Korea DPR0Syria0Asian Games
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08/07/2019Syria5Korea DPR2Intercontinental Cup
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16/11/2023N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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16/11/2023N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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16/11/2023SyriaN/AKorea DPRN/AAFC World Cup Qualifiers
Syria Team News
With Cuper able to select the same Syria XI from the game against Kuwait, he may opt for continuity for such a crucial match.
Syria's Last 5 Matches
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28/03/2023Bahrain1Syria0Friendlies
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20/06/2023Vietnam1Syria0Friendlies
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06/09/2023Malaysia2Syria2Friendlies
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12/09/2023China PR0Syria1Friendlies
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17/10/2023Syria1Kuwait2Friendlies
Korea DPR Team News
As far as the North Korea team news is concerned, there is currently no details on their squad for this encounter.
Korea DPR's Last 5 Matches
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07/06/2020Uzbekistan4Korea DPR2Friendlies
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08/07/2019Syria5Korea DPR2Intercontinental Cup
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13/07/2019India2Korea DPR5Intercontinental Cup
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15/07/2019Korea DPR1Tajikistan0Intercontinental Cup
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19/07/2019Tajikistan0Korea DPR1Intercontinental Cup
Syria vs. Korea DPR: Odds and Predictions
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