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Head to head

China vs North Korea

If they played today

China at home
50% / 25% / 26%
China win / draw / North Korea win
China–North Korea
  • 1–1 11.8%
  • 1–0 10.8%
  • 2–1 9.5%
  • 2–0 8.7%
  • 0–1 7.3%
Neutral venue
42% / 26% / 32%
China win / draw / North Korea win
China–North Korea
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 1–0 10.1%
  • 2–1 8.8%
  • 0–1 8.7%
  • 1–2 7.6%
North Korea at home
34% / 26% / 40%
China win / draw / North Korea win
China–North Korea
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 0–1 10.0%
  • 1–0 9.0%
  • 1–2 8.6%
  • 2–1 7.7%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 ChinaNorth Korea
Current Elo15531494
Elo rank93rd114th
Peak Elo1839 (2001)1779 (1980)
Matches played702390
All-time record339W 154D 209L162W 106D 122L
Goals for1285628
Goals against768435
Biggest win19–0 vs Guam · 2000-01-26 · AFC Asian Cup qualification21–0 vs Guam · 2005-03-11 · EAFF Championship
Biggest loss0–8 vs Brazil · 2012-09-10 · Friendly0–7 vs Portugal · 2010-06-21 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.010.03
AFC Asian Cups won00
Expected AFC Asian Cups1.210.35

When they've met

Meetings
27
China 12W 7D 8L
Goals
33–26
China first
First meeting
0–1
North Korea won · 1956-10-07 · Friendly
Most recent
1–1
Drawn · 2017-12-16 · EAFF Championship
China's biggest win
4–2
1981-01-04 · FIFA World Cup qualification
North Korea's biggest win
3–0
1965-08-04 · Friendly
Most common result
2–0
China first · 4 times, last 2015-08-05
Current run
Unbeaten in 16
China · since 1986-08-24
27 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2017-12-161–1NeutralEAFF Championship
2015-08-052–0China homeEAFF Championship
2015-01-182–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2011-06-082–0China homeFriendly
2008-02-233–1China homeEAFF Championship
2005-08-072–0NeutralEAFF Championship
2001-08-032–2China homeFriendly
1993-05-141–1China homeEast Asian Games
1992-08-290–0China homeDynasty Cup
1992-08-222–2China homeDynasty Cup
1990-07-272–0China homeDynasty Cup
1989-10-241–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1989-02-043–1NeutralKing's Cup
1988-05-080–0China homeFriendly
1986-09-062–1NeutralMerlion Cup
1986-08-240–0NeutralMerlion Cup
1982-11-270–1NeutralAsian Games
1981-01-044–2NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1980-09-181–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1975-06-260–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup qualification
1975-06-151–0NeutralAFC Asian Cup qualification
1974-09-020–2NeutralAsian Games
1966-12-031–2NeutralGaNEFo
1965-08-040–3North Korea homeFriendly
1960-10-041–0NeutralFriendly
1959-10-250–1North Korea homeFriendly
1956-10-070–1China homeFriendly