"Shooting Sue 28-1" North Korea wins 3-0 over Uzbekistan... Women's first Asian Cup win

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The North Korean women's soccer team, which played in the 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup, beat Uzbekistan and reported its first win of the tournament.

North Korea defeated Uzbekistan 3-0 in the first Group B match of the tournament at the Western Sydney Stadium in Sydney, Australia, at 11 a.m. on the 3rd (Korea time).

North Korea, ranked ninth in the FIFA rankings, dominated the match against Uzbekistan, ranked 49th, the second highest in Asia.

North Korea, which broke the balance with Myung Yoo-jung (4.25 soccer team)'s first goal in six minutes of the first half, finished the first half with a 3-0 lead in the 24th and 41st minutes of the first half, with Myung Yoo-jung scoring a series of penalties.

In the second half, North Korea did not stop its offensive and sought additional goals, but failed to widen the gap by three goals.

On this day, North Korea overwhelmed Uzbekistan, which had only 19.2% of ball possession with 80.8%, and the difference in the number of shots was as wide as 28-1.

However, out of 28 shots, only six shots were directed inside the goal, and 14 were blocked by the defensive wall.

North Korean women's soccer, which has not been able to participate in the tournament since the 2010 Chinese tournament due to disqualification, elimination from the preliminary round, and disqualification, is participating in the Women's Asian Cup for the first time in 16 years and four tournaments.

North Korea ranked at the top of the tournament in 2001, 2003, and 2008 and tied for second place with the most wins after China (nine times).

In addition to Uzbekistan, North Korea was in Group B along with China and Bangladesh. The tournament, in which 12 teams participate and are divided into three groups to play the group stage, will have two teams with good performance among the first and second places in each group and the third place in the quarterfinals tournament.

Depending on the group stage performance, the women's soccer 'South-North match' may take place in tournaments such as the quarterfinals. South Korea, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, belongs to Group A. South Korea, which beat Iran 3-0 earlier, will play in the group stage with the Philippines and Australia in turn.

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