North Korea Crushes Bangladesh 10-0 in Women's Football Asian Games Opener

North Korea's women's national football team, competing with South Korea for the top spot in the same group, secured a massive victory by exploding with 10 goals in their very first group stage match.

Ranked 11th in the FIFA rankings, North Korea crushed 107th-ranked Bangladesh 10-0 in their Group F opening match of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held today (the 14th) at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Deploying the core players who reached the quarterfinals at the AFC Women's Asian Cup last March, North Korea displayed a lopsided match from the beginning, driven by well-honed teamwork.

They completely overwhelmed their opponents, not even allowing Bangladesh a single shot throughout the entire match.

With superior individual skills and smooth pressure-relief capabilities, they demonstrated an overwhelming gap in prowess from start to finish.

Gathering in a circle before the match to build resolve with loud battle cries, North Korea set off a fierce goal barrage by opening the scoring just 5 minutes into the first half.

Jeon Ryong-jong, who scored the opening goal, headed in a ball pushed out by the opposing goalkeeper 5 minutes later, completing a multi-goal match just 10 minutes after kickoff.

Hwang Yu-yeong then added a goal in the 12th minute of the first half, followed by Chae Eun-young netting multiple goals in the 18th and 35th minutes.

In the 40th minute of the first half, Kim Kyong-yong, the top scorer of the previous Hangzhou Games, neatly finished Chae Eun-young's cross with a header to shake the net, and scored again 3 minutes later to become the player with the team's third multi-goal performance.

The first half ended with a score of 7-0.

Bangladesh, which was kept on the defensive throughout the first half, failed to find any thread of a counterattack in the second half either.

On the other hand, North Korea showed the composure to preserve physical stamina in the second half by calling key players who scored, such as Jeon Ryong-jong and Chae Eun-young, back to the bench.

The scoring march continued.

In the 6th minute of the second half, Ri Sungah, a Zainichi Korean playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina in Japan, scored, and in the 15th minute, Jong Gum tasted the net just 5 minutes after being substituted for Jeon Ryong-jong.

Then, in the 45th minute of the second half, Han Jin-hong joined the scoring parade, putting the final stamp on a 10-0 clean-sheet victory.

Meanwhile, South Korea, which shares the same group with North Korea and Bangladesh, is set to play its group stage opening match against Myanmar at the same stadium starting at 7 PM today.

◇ Results for the 14th (Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan) ▲ Women's Football Group F Match 1: North Korea (1 win) 10 (7-0, 3-0) 0 Bangladesh (1 loss) △ Scorers= Jeon Ryong-jong (5th min, 10th min 1st half), Hwang Yu-yeong (12th min 1st half), Chae Eun-young (18th min, 35th min 1st half), Kim Kyong-yong (40th min, 43rd min 1st half), Ri Sungah (6th min 2nd half), Jong Gum (15th min 2nd half), Han Jin-hong (45th min 2nd half; all from North Korea)

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