Group G – Korea DPR Analysis

As expected, Korea DPR was placed in Group G for the 2010 World Cup to face off against the other teams including Brazil, Portugal and Cote d’Ivoire. Most analysts are projecting Korea DPR to be at the bottom of Group G. However, Korea DPR has pulled off astonishing upsets in the World Cup before – their 1966 1-0 upset of Italy in the quarterfinals. They already shocked some analysts by being a qualifying team on the road to South Africa.

The favorites in Group G include Brazil and Portugal while Korea DPR is considered an outsider along with Cote d’Ivoire. Of most concern to Korea DPR are the teams of Brazil and Portugal as they will be tough contenders in the Group. Bet365.com is currently offering 19.00 odds for Korea to win over Brazil in the June 15th World Cup game. Should Korea tie the game, Bet365 is also offering 9.00 odds. Finally, should the favorite Brazil be victorious, 1.11 odds are available on Bet365.com.

Obviously, odds on Korea DPR will pay handsomely if they should win. Even the tie offers acceptable odds at Bet365. As the favorite to win the Group is Brazil, the odds for Korea to win the June 15th game are staggeringly against. Other sites offering similar odds on the Korea DPR and Brazil game include Ladbrokes, Bodog and BetUS. If you bet on Korea DPR against Brazil, you need only make a $1.00 to win $18.00. However, betting on Brazil requires a $9.00 wager to win $1.00.

Korea DPR – Beyond Group G

There is still an outside chance that the North Koreans could win Group G and move on in the tournament. They would need to pull off an upset against Brazil on June 15th and move on to face the winner of the Portugal/Cote d’Ivoire game. Should Cote d’Ivoire pull an upset of their own on Portugal, Korea DPR would have a much better chance of advancing.

Result’s of Korea DPR’s Qualifying Stages

10/21/07 – Mongolia – 1:4 – Korea DPR
10/28/07 – Korea DPR – 5:1 – Mongolia
02/06/08 – Jordan – 0:1 – Korea DPR
03/26/08 – Korea DPR – 0:0 – Korea Republic
06/02/08 – Turkmenistan – 0:0 – Korea DPR
06/07/08 – Korea DPR – 1:0 – Turkmenistan
06/14/08 – Korea DPR – 2:0 – Jordan
06/22/08 – Korea Republic – 0:0 – Korea DPR
09/06/08 – United Arab Emirates – 1:2 – Korea DPR
09/10/08 – Korea DPR – 1:1 – Korea Republic
10/15/08 – Iran – 2:1 – Korea DPR
02/11/09 – Korea DPR – Saudi Arabia
03/28/09 – Korea DPR – 2:0 – United Arab Emirates
04/01/09 – Korea Republic – 1:0 – Korea DPR
06/06/09 – Korea DPR – 0:0 – Iran
06/17/09 – Saudi Arabia – 0:0 – Korea DPR

The Korea DPR Team

If Korea DPR is to do well in Group G, they will likely be looking to their star forward Jong Tae-Se for some goal production. Otherwise, the 24 year old forward An Chol-Hyok will need to put up impressive numbers. Two other forwards worth watching during Korea DPR’s bid in the 2010 World Cup include Hong Yong-Jo and Choe Kum-Chol.

Korea DPR World Cup History

Korea played 4 games during the 1966 World Cup quarterfinals where they posted 1 win, 1 draw and two losses. They allowed 9 goals and forwarded 5 of their own. For all other World Cup tournaments, Korea DPR has either not qualified, withdrawn or not entered.